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The Brood

Summary: A man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist's therapy techniques on his institutionalized wife, amidst a series of brutal murders.

Release Date: May 25, 1979

Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi

Director: David Cronenberg

Writer: David Cronenberg

Runtime: 1 h 32 min

MPAA: R

Distributor: New World Pictures

Country: Canada

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 1,400,000

Budget:$1.4M

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63/100

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62/100

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28% of the Stars & Main Cast are Female.

0% of the Stars & Main Cast are "diverse."

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