# Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

> A health inspector and his allies confront an alien replacement epidemic that turns San Francisco into a maze of familiar faces and impossible trust.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6756

## Facts

- Runtime: 116 min
- Genres: Science Fiction, Horror
- Director: Philip Kaufman
- Cast: Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard Nimoy, Jeff Goldblum, Veronica Cartwright, Art Hindle, Lelia Goldoni, Kevin McCarthy
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077745/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: paranoid, eerie, foreboding, late night horror marathon, classic science fiction night

## Synopsis

A chilling tale of paranoia as friends become strangers in a city overtaken by an alien force.

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- [The Hidden (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/7122)
- [Someone's Watching Me! (1978)](https://ember.film/movie/19658)
- [The Crazies (1973)](https://ember.film/movie/18124)
- [Body Snatchers (1993)](https://ember.film/movie/2715)
- [The Invasion (2007)](https://ember.film/movie/2777)
- [Communion (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/17652)
- [Scanners (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/4716)

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