Invasion of the Body Snatchers

About Invasion of the Body Snatchers

The residents of San Francisco are becoming drone-like shadows of their former selves, and as the phenomenon spreads, two Department of Health workers uncover the horrifying truth.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a 1978 horror science fiction film directed by Philip Kaufman. The film is filed under alien invasion, depressing, apocalypse, and doppelgänger.

Donald Sutherland stars as Matthew Bennell, Brooke Adams as Elizabeth Driscoll, Leonard Nimoy as Dr. David Kibner, and Jeff Goldblum as Jack Bellicec. It runs 116 minutes and was released in December 1978.

The screenplay is by W.D. Richter. It is adapted from a novel. In the United States it streams on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, and MGM Plus.

The Invasion, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and War of the Worlds make useful companions to Invasion of the Body Snatchers, all filed under alien and alien infection. TMDB voters put it at 7.2 out of 10 across 1,405 votes and it carries a PG rating.