Carrie

About Carrie

Withdrawn and sensitive teenager Carrie White faces bullying from her classmates and abuse from her fanatically pious mother. When she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers, things take a dark and violent turn.

Carrie (1976) is a horror thriller film directed by Brian De Palma. Released in November 1976, it runs 98 minutes. It is part of Carrie Collection.

The film is filed under child abuse, bible, isolation, and cemetery. It is adapted from a novel.

Sissy Spacek takes the lead as Carrie, Piper Laurie as Margaret White, Amy Irving as Sue Snell, and William Katt as Tommy Ross. The screenplay is by Lawrence D. Cohen. Produced by United Artists. It streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Cinemax Amazon Channel in the United States.

Carrie and Silent Hill make useful companions to Carrie, all filed under abusive mother, crucifix, and cruelty. TMDB voters put it at 7.3 out of 10 across 4,575 votes and it carries a R rating.