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One day the peaceful village of Midwich is cast into a mysterious sleep for several hours, but with no obvious consequences, until soon all the women of child-bearing age turn out to be pregnant.
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- George Sanders
- Wolf Rilla
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Ten months after the small California town of Midwich was struck by a mysterious event during which everyone in the village fell unconscious at once, 10 local women give birth on the same day.
- (37)
- John Carpenter
- R
- Christopher Reeve
A gripping, well-acted, cleverly contrived, science-fiction drama from Britain. Full Review | Sep 28, 2022. Richard L. Coe Washington Post. TOP CRITIC. Yes, despite its lackluster title, Village of...
Village of the Damned: Directed by John Carpenter. With Christopher Reeve, Kirstie Alley, Linda Kozlowski, Michael Paré. A small town's women give birth to unfriendly alien children posing as humans.
- John Carpenter
- 2 min
Village of the Damned: Directed by Wolf Rilla. With George Sanders, Barbara Shelley, Martin Stephens, Michael Gwynn. In the English village of Midwich, the blonde-haired, glowing-eyed children of uncertain paternity prove to have frightening powers.
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- Horror, Sci-Fi
- Wolf Rilla
- 1960-12-07
Based on 37 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, Village of the Damned holds a 30% approval rating from critics, with an average score of 4.1 out of 10. In 1996, the film was nominated at the 16th Golden Raspberry Awards for Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel but lost to The Scarlet Letter.
160 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 7/10. Indifference to violence. ODDBear 2 June 2005. John Carpenter's remake of the 1960 original has little to add but it's more violent and explicit. The plot is the same; 10 women get pregnant simultaneously during a group pass out.
