Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- foreboding
- harrowing
- tragic
- halloween viewing
- late night horror
What critics said
Critics broadly found the cast and central performances strong but considered the remake polished, familiar, and less unsettling than the 1976 classic.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Carrie's humiliation by classmates and repression at home directly motivate the escalating revenge plot.
Margaret's paranoid fundamentalism and self-punishing beliefs govern Carrie's home life.
Chris records Carrie's changing-room humiliation and posts the video online.
Carrie's discovery and increasing control of telekinesis shape the film's supernatural set pieces.
Films like Carrie, and why
Carrie
shares supernatural revenge, high school bullying, tragic teen isolation, and escalating horror
The Craft
shares teen social cruelty, occult powers, religious repression, and a female outsider confronting her tormentors
Firestarter
shares a bullied adolescent protagonist, supernatural abilities, school violence, and emotionally charged revenge
Prom Night
shares slasher tension, prom-night horror, teenage cruelty, and a revenge-driven climax
Movie Details
- Director
- Kimberly Peirce
- Release Date
- 2013-10-16
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (4839)
Cast
- Chloë Grace Moretz
- Julianne Moore
- Gabriella Wilde
- Ansel Elgort
- Alex Russell
- Judy Greer
- Portia Doubleday
- Zoë Belkin
- Samantha Weinstein
- Karissa Strain
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, AMC, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex
- 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 Carrie about?
- A bullied, religiously repressed teenager discovers telekinesis and turns a cruel high-school ritual into supernatural revenge.
- What is Carrie like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Carrie as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Carrie violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Carrie as graphic.
- What did critics think of Carrie?
- Critics broadly found the cast and central performances strong but considered the remake polished, familiar, and less unsettling than the 1976 classic.
- Which films are like Carrie?
- Films with a similar feel include Carrie, The Craft, Firestarter, and Prom Night.
- How long is Carrie?
- Carrie runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch Carrie?
- In United States, Carrie streams on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, AMC, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
