Question 1

Is Carrie (1976) scary?

Accepted Answer

Not particularly — Carrie (1976)'s appeal is atmospheric or thematic rather than overtly scary. As a teen film, it scored 3.0/10 for fear, 7.8/10 for atmosphere, and 7.8/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 2 ratings.

Question 2

Is Carrie (1976) streaming?

Accepted Answer

Carrie (1976)'s US theatrical release date is November 3, 1976. No digital rental, streaming or physical release date has been announced.

Question 3

How many jump scares are in Carrie (1976)?

Accepted Answer

Carrie (1976) has 1 jump scare, based on its logged jump-scare count.

Question 4

What age is Carrie (1976) appropriate for?

Accepted Answer

Carrie (1976) is rated R. Watch Darkly does not assign its own age rating, so here is what the film actually contains. On Watch Darkly's curator scale it scored 3.0/10 for fear, 2.5/10 for gore, and 6.5/10 for intensity, where 10 is the most extreme in the catalog. It has 1 jump scare. Content warnings on file: animal death, body fluids, domestic violence, and religious themes.

Question 5

Who is in the cast of Carrie (1976)?

Accepted Answer

Sissy Spacek plays Carrie, Piper Laurie plays Margaret White, Amy Irving plays Sue Snell, William Katt plays Tommy Ross, John Travolta plays Billy Nolan, Nancy Allen plays Chris Hargenson, Betty Buckley plays Miss Collins, P. J. Soles plays Norma.

Question 6

Does Carrie (1976) have a happy ending?

Accepted Answer

Carrie (1976) has a downer ending on Watch Darkly's spoiler-gated ending scale.

Question 7

What are some films like Carrie (1976)?

Accepted Answer

Films similar to Carrie (1976) on Watch Darkly include Case 39 (2009), We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

Carrie

Release & where to watch

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Details

Case 392009

We Need to Talk About Kevin2011

Case 392009

We Need to Talk About Kevin2011