Rotten Tomatoes

Movies / TV

    Celebrity

      No Results Found

      View All
      Movies Tv shows Movie Trivia News Showtimes
      Watch trailer for Invasion of the Body Snatchers

      Invasion of the Body Snatchers

      1956, Sci-fi/Horror, 1h 20m

      59 Reviews 10,000+ Ratings

      What to know

      Critics Consensus

      One of the best political allegories of the 1950s, Invasion of the Body Snatchers is an efficient, chilling blend of sci-fi and horror. Read critic reviews

      You might also like

      See More
      Peeping Tom poster image
      Peeping Tom
      A Fistful of Dollars poster image
      A Fistful of Dollars
      Soylent Green poster image
      Soylent Green
      Dracula poster image
      Dracula
      Ninja Scroll poster image
      Ninja Scroll

      Where to watch

      Rent/buy Rent/buy Rent/buy

      Rate And Review

      User image

      Verified

      • User image

        Super Reviewer

        Rate this movie

        Oof, that was Rotten.

        Meh, it passed the time.

        It’s good – I’d recommend it.

        Awesome!

        So Fresh: Absolute Must See!

        What did you think of the movie? (optional)



      • You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket.

      • User image

        Super Reviewer

        Step 2 of 2

        How did you buy your ticket?

        Let's get your review verified.

        • Fandango

        • AMCTheatres.com or AMC AppNew

        • Cinemark Coming Soon

          We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.

        • Regal Coming Soon

          We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.

        • Theater box office or somewhere else

        You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket.

      • User image

        Super Reviewer

        Rate this movie

        Oof, that was Rotten.

        Meh, it passed the time.

        It’s good – I’d recommend it.

        Awesome!

        So Fresh: Absolute Must See!

        What did you think of the movie? (optional)

      • How did you buy your ticket?

        • Fandango

        • AMCTheatres.com or AMC AppNew

        • Cinemark Coming Soon

          We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.

        • Regal Coming Soon

          We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.

        • Theater box office or somewhere else

      Movie Info

      In Santa Mira, California, Dr. Miles Bennell (Kevin McCarthy) is baffled when all his patients come to him with the same complaint: their loved ones seem to have been replaced by emotionless impostors. Despite others' dismissive denials, Dr. Bennell, his former girlfriend Becky (Dana Wynter) and his friend Jack (King Donovan) soon discover that the patients' suspicions are true: an alien species of human duplicates, grown from plant-like pods, is taking over the small town.

      • Genre: Sci-fi, Horror

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Don Siegel

      • Producer: Walter Wanger

      • Writer: Daniel Mainwaring

      • Release Date (Theaters):  original

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Runtime:

      • Production Co: Walter Wanger Productions, Inc.

      Cast & Crew

      Kevin McCarthy
      Dana Wynter
      Carolyn Jones
      Larry Gates
      King Donovan
      Jean Willes
      Ralph Dumke
      Tom Fadden
      Kenneth Patterson
      Guy Way
      Pat O'Malley
      Carmen Dragon
      Robert S. Eisen
      Ted Haworth
      Joseph Kish

      News & Interviews for Invasion of the Body Snatchers

      Critic Reviews for Invasion of the Body Snatchers

      Audience Reviews for Invasion of the Body Snatchers

      • Dec 19, 2015
        Invasion of the Body Snatchers is one of the best allegory film to the Cold War. Alien pods began to replicate their host and take over a small Californian town, only few remain as themselves to stop the invasion. It's simply one of the best films of all times, the emotionless zombie like pod people were a perfect example of life under communism. The only problem was its melodramatic tone and some really silly actions by the characters. I enjoyed last struggle as Binnell attempted to warn others, but the linear ending was a bit of a disappointment.
        Super Reviewer
      • Nov 13, 2015
        It is hard not to think that when it came out this creepy pre-Twilight Zone sci-fi did a great disservice to a country already stirred by the collective paranoia of McCarthyism, but now it is no less than an essential classic that reflects very well the political turbulence of those days.
        Super Reviewer
      • Oct 01, 2013
        A man discovers that his town has been replaced by aliens. The description of this film on Flixster implies that one can read this film as a "cautionary fable about the blacklisting hysteria of the McCarthy era." If that is true, I would like to see that argument drawn out and supported because I've been thinking about that interpretation and I can't make it hold water. What I see is B-movie science fiction. Other positive reviews regale the film's "fear factor," but I've always been immune to this response, and so the film's cheap thrills and atmospheric suspense aren't compelling for me. I wasn't bored, but I wasn't moved or compelled either. Overall, there may be more to this than a better version of an Ed Wood picture, but I don't see it.
        Super Reviewer
      • Mar 06, 2012
        A great sci-fi movie that is still pretty entertaining today, despite having its fair share of cheesiness.
        Super Reviewer

      Movie & TV guides

      View All