Rabid
After a devastating crash, an aspiring fashion designer's miracle stem-cell treatment restores her beauty while unleashing a contagious nightmare.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- grotesque
- tense
- bleak
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What critics said
Critics broadly viewed the film as a respectful, fresh-looking reimagining whose effective first half gives way to conventional genre plotting.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Rose's accident, scarring, experimental treatment, and subsequent transformation place female identity and bodily autonomy at the center of the horror.
Rose's dream of becoming a famous fashion designer is achieved through a treatment that turns her restored appearance into the source of a nightmare.
Dr. William Burroughs's radical untested stem cell treatment drives Rose's transformation and the film's escalating horror.
Rose's rise into fashion-world visibility and her new perfect life are juxtaposed with scarring, infection, murder, and outbreak imagery.
Films like Rabid, and why
Rabid
shared body horror, medical experimentation, infection anxiety, and transformation themes
The Substance
shared feminist body horror, grotesque physical transformation, and tragic consequences of scientific intervention
Shivers
shared Cronenberg-influenced body horror, medical experimentation, and mutation-driven dread
Contracted
shared outbreak horror, graphic infection imagery, and escalating societal panic
Movie Details
- Directors
- Sylvia Soska, Jen Soska
- Release Date
- 2019-12-13
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (272)
Cast
- Laura Vandervoort
- Benjamin Hollingsworth
- Ted Atherton
- Hanneke Talbot
- Stephen Huszar
- Mackenzie Gray
- Stephen McHattie
- Kevin Hanchard
- Heidi von Palleske
- Joel Labelle
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Screambox Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Rabid about?
- After a devastating crash, an aspiring fashion designer's miracle stem-cell treatment restores her beauty while unleashing a contagious nightmare.
- What is Rabid like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Rabid as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Rabid violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Rabid as graphic.
- What did critics think of Rabid?
- Critics broadly viewed the film as a respectful, fresh-looking reimagining whose effective first half gives way to conventional genre plotting.
- Which films are like Rabid?
- Films with a similar feel include Rabid, The Substance, Shivers, and Contracted.
- How long is Rabid?
- Rabid runs 107 minutes.
- Where can I watch Rabid?
- In United States, Rabid streams on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Screambox Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel.
