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Carrie
Summary: Carrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom.
Release Date: November 16, 1976
Genre: Horror
Director:
Brian De Palma
Runtime: 1 h 38 min
MPAA: R
Production: Red Bank Films
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 1,800,000
Domestic: $ 33,800,000
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