Story Line
Withdrawn and sensitive teenager Carrie White faces bullying from classmates and abuse from her fanatically pious mother. When she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers, things take a dark and violent turn.
“If you've got a taste for terror… take Carrie to the prom.”
Top Cast
Sissy Spacek
Carrie
Piper Laurie
Margaret White
Amy Irving
Sue Snell
William Katt
Tommy Ross
John Travolta
Billy Nolan
Nancy Allen
Chris Hargenson
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Rating
7.3/ 10
Release Date
1976-11-03
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
HorrorThriller
Part of the Series
Carrie Collection
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User Reviews (4)
Cat Ellington
No rating•2/10/2017
Carrie had been included on a list of great films to which my mother had taken my older brother and me to see upon their theatrical releases decades ago. And the memories of that long ago time will forever remain with me. Back when the Chicago Theate...
CinemaSerf
7/10
•6/3/2023Sissy Spacek is really good in this as the socially inept, psychologically tortured, girl living in the shadow of her overbearingly Christian mother, with few friends and some remarkable telekinetic powers. What ensues is a complex, at times convolut...
RalphRahal
8/10
•12/14/2024Brian De Palma's Carrie (1976) remains an iconic adaptation of Stephen King's novel, blending psychological horror with deeply human themes of alienation and vengeance. The film’s portrayal of high school life, social cruelty, and supernatural terror...
Alunauwie
8/10
•9/30/2025Carrie (1976) presents a chilling adaptation of Stephen King's novel, with Sissy Spacek delivering a powerful transformation as the troubled teen. Despite less emphasis on supernatural tension compared to the 2013 remake, the film offers natural perf...