Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- surreal
- grotesque
- paranoid
- cult movie night
- late night horror marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly recognize Society as an unusually inventive cult horror satire whose memorable practical effects and social ideas divide audiences through deliberate grotesque excess.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Bill discovers that his wealthy family and their social circle conceal an exploitative upper-class society.
The climax centers on extreme practical-effects transformations of human bodies during the family party.
Bill's suspicions about his family, girlfriend, psychiatrist, and affluent acquaintances converge into a hidden social network.
The film builds toward elaborate makeup effects, sexual grotesquerie, and deliberately stomach-churning set pieces.
Films like Society, and why
Rosemary's Baby
paranoia-driven horror, family secrecy, and escalating psychological unease
The Thing
graphic practical body horror, transformation imagery, and shocking creature effects
The Stuff
class satire, grotesque transformation, and darkly comic horror excess
The Society
surreal cult horror, social conspiracy, and grotesque practical effects
Movie Details
- Director
- Brian Yuzna
- Release Date
- 1990-03-30
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (664)
Cast
- Billy Warlock
- Connie Danese
- Ben Slack
- Evan Richards
- Patrice Jennings
- Tim Bartell
- Charles Lucia
- Heidi Kozak
- Brian Bremer
- Ben Meyerson
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Night Flight Plus
- Rent
- Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Society about?
- A suburban teenager investigates why his affluent family feels alien, uncovering a grotesque conspiracy of class privilege and bodily transformation.
- What is Society like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Society as measured, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Society violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Society as graphic.
- What did critics think of Society?
- Critics broadly recognize Society as an unusually inventive cult horror satire whose memorable practical effects and social ideas divide audiences through deliberate grotesque excess.
- Which films are like Society?
- Films with a similar feel include Rosemary's Baby, The Thing, The Stuff, and The Society.
- How long is Society?
- Society runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch Society?
- In United States, Society streams on fuboTV, Night Flight Plus.
