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03/26/09
Village of the Damned (1960)
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Reviews Counted:19
Fresh:19
Rotten:0
Average Rating:7.5/10
Runtime: 78 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: For 10 hours, something -- or someone -- causes all the residents of a small British hamlet to black out. Shortly thereafter, several women end up pregnant, and the babies they give birth to have... [More]
Starring: George Sanders, Barbara Shelley, Laurence Naismith, Michael C. Gwynne
Director: Wolf Rilla
Reviews for Village of the Damned
1 - 20 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Top CriticOne of those little science fiction movies that, once seen (and it's a TV staple) is never forgotten.
09/26/07
Top CriticThe script and direction are rather creaky at times, but the children, whose eyes light up menacingly, are excellent.
09/26/07
Top CriticVery frightening.
09/26/07
Top CriticA strong and subtle horror film from England.
09/26/07
The atmosphere and pace are superbly handled, and the performances of the sinister, inhumanly intelligent 'children' never falter.
01/26/06
Top CriticNo review available.
07/28/05
No review available.
11/18/04
Plays on our dread of our children growing up to become Hitler Youth members with amazing superpowers . . .
11/12/04
Those eyes, those screams! Creepy classic.
10/23/04
It's a humanist piece--no lightning bolt restores this society, just the cool light of right reason.
09/06/04
Creepy stuff
08/06/04
No review available.
08/22/03
Mildly effective sci-fi thriller that suffers from being too restrained.
02/02/03
No review available.
10/30/02
Wolf Rilla builds dread of these strange children through insinuation and mood, and the audience gets the real thing: fear
10/27/02
Village of the Damned remains an intelligent creepy tale that has not lost its luster over time.
10/25/02
No review available.
09/18/02
No review available.
07/25/02
Can still make contemporary audiences squirm in their seats.
04/29/02
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