Question 1

Is Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) scary?

Accepted Answer

Not particularly — Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)'s appeal is atmospheric or thematic rather than overtly scary. As a alien film, it scored 3.0/10 for fear, 7.1/10 for atmosphere, and 7.7/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

Question 2

Is Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) streaming?

Accepted Answer

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)'s US theatrical release date is December 22, 1978. No digital rental, streaming or physical release date has been announced.

Question 3

How many jump scares are in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)?

Accepted Answer

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) has 4 jump scares, based on its logged jump-scare count.

Question 4

What age is Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) appropriate for?

Accepted Answer

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) is rated PG. 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, 1.7/10 for gore, and 4.0/10 for intensity, where 10 is the most extreme in the catalog. It has 4 jump scares. No content warnings are on file for it.

Question 5

Who is in the cast of Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)?

Accepted Answer

Donald Sutherland plays Matthew Bennell, Brooke Adams plays Elizabeth Driscoll, Leonard Nimoy plays Dr. David Kibner, Jeff Goldblum plays Jack Bellicec, Veronica Cartwright plays Nancy Bellicec, Art Hindle plays Dr. Geoffrey Howell, Lelia Goldoni plays Katherine Hendley, Kevin McCarthy plays Running Man (Cameo).

Question 6

What are some films like Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)?

Accepted Answer

Films similar to Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) on Watch Darkly include Under the Skin (2013), Village of the Damned (1995), The Faculty (1998), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

Under the Skin (2013)

Village of the Damned (1995)

The Faculty (1998)

Nightcrawler (2014)

District 9 (2009)

Cloverfield (2008)