Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) movie poster

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

"There was nothing to hold onto - except each other."
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👍 89%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 94%
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Runtime
1h 20m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.5/10 (1,174 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
97%
Metacritic
92

Cast

Kevin McCarthy as Dr. Miles J. Bennell · 76% avg
Dana Wynter as Becky Driscoll
King Donovan as Jack Belicec
Carolyn Jones as Theodora 'Teddy' Belicec · 81% avg
Larry Gates as Dr. Dan 'Danny' Kauffman · 79% avg
Kenneth Patterson as Stanley Driscoll
Virginia Christine as Wilma Lentz
Jean Willes as Nurse Sally Withers

Is Invasion of the Body Snatchers good?

Yes. 89% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 94%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates. Wikipedia ↗

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