Village of the Damned
An ordinary American village becomes a battleground when a mysterious event produces a generation of eerily uniform children with inhuman intentions.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- eerie
- foreboding
- claustrophobic
- horror movie night
- 1990s genre marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found the remake competently cast and visually updated but undermined by mediocre dialogue, weak plot development, and limited scares.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The village's newborn children appear normal but are revealed to be nonhuman and hostile toward their parents and neighbors.
An unknown life form disrupts an American village, turning a familiar local environment into the site of an alien incursion.
The central plot begins when the village women become mysteriously pregnant and later give birth to the uncanny children.
The film reworks the earlier Village of the Damned story as a 1995 John Carpenter production with updated effects.
Films like Village of the Damned, and why
Village of the Damned
shared science fiction horror premise, unsettling children, and small-town supernatural menace
The Invasion of the Body Snatchers
shared alien invasion anxiety, paranoid atmosphere, and body-horror-adjacent transformation themes
The Omen
shared creepy child antagonists, supernatural suspense, and escalating family-centered dread
The Fog
shared Carpenter-style genre filmmaking, isolated community tension, and cosmic threat
Movie Details
- Director
- John Carpenter
- Release Date
- 1995-04-28
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (957)
Cast
- Christopher Reeve
- Kirstie Alley
- Linda Kozlowski
- Michael Paré
- Meredith Salenger
- Mark Hamill
- Pippa Pearthree
- Peter Jason
- Constance Forslund
- Karen Kahn
Where to watch in United States
- 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 Village of the Damned about?
- An ordinary American village becomes a battleground when a mysterious event produces a generation of eerily uniform children with inhuman intentions.
- What is Village of the Damned like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Village of the Damned as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Village of the Damned violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Village of the Damned as moderate.
- What did critics think of Village of the Damned?
- Critics generally found the remake competently cast and visually updated but undermined by mediocre dialogue, weak plot development, and limited scares.
- Which films are like Village of the Damned?
- Films with a similar feel include Village of the Damned, The Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Omen, and The Fog.
- How long is Village of the Damned?
- Village of the Damned runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch Village of the Damned?
- In United States, Village of the Damned is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
