The Fly

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The Fly

R

1986

1h 35m

Horror

Sci-Fi

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When scientist Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum) completes his teleportation device, he decides to test its abilities on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a housefly slips in during the process, leading to a merger of man and insect. Initially, Brundle appears to have undergone a successful teleportation, but the fly's cells begin to take over his body. As he becomes increasingly fly-like, Brundle's girlfriend (Geena Davis) is horrified as the person she once loved deteriorates into a monster.

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Critics Consensus

David Cronenberg combines his trademark affinity for gore and horror with strongly developed characters, making The Fly a surprisingly affecting tragedy.

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Jay Scott

Globe and Mail

The Fly is a mass-market, horror film masterpeice that is also a work of art.

Dec 6, 2022

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Patrick Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

What makes The Fly such a stunning piece of obsessive film making is the way Cronenberg deftly allows us to identify with his monstrous creation.

Aug 4, 2013

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Carrie Rickey

Philadelphia Inquirer

Wildly imaginative, gut-wrenchingly scarifying and profoundly primal (not to mention funny), David Cronenberg's The Fly is a movie that whacks you in the solar plexus and leaves you gasping.

Rated: 4/4

Aug 4, 2013

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Sean Axmaker

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... a mind-warping drama grounded in the palpably physical, visceral horror of the helplessness in the face of a body’s degenerative transformation, part evolution and part designer disease.

Oct 11, 2025

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Bryce Hanson

Horror Movie Talk

Seth Brundle’s slow transformation moves from the superficial to the grotesque so gradually, that you still think of him as a man even when he becomes a straight up monster.

Rated: 10/10

Sep 23, 2025

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Howard Waldstein

CBR

Things go from bad to worse, and the climax of the film is as disgusting as it is moving.

Jul 18, 2023

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Shawn R

The best Jeff Goldblum film! Enjoyed it so much

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/12/25

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Zeferino P.

Gory, Gross and it has great practical FX Goldblum and Davis were awesome

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/02/25

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Michael W

This sci-fi horror movie was alright. Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, John Getz, and the rest of the cast did a decent job in this movie. The plot of the movie was dramatic, gruesome, and bizarre. It's about a scientist who creates a teleportation pod and uses it on himself without knowing a fly is inside and he starts to mutate into a fly. If you haven't seen this movie yet, don't waste your time. It's not worth it.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/30/25

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Mal H.

Outstanding performances, exceptional story, simple cinematic magic, which still resonates 40 years later.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/29/25

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Julian C.

The best body horror movie other than The Thing, Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis put on an amazing performance

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/29/25

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Kalissa H.

The best body horror I’ve seen. Goldblum and Davis are great in this. I love this movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/27/25

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Synopsis

When scientist Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum) completes his teleportation device, he decides to test its abilities on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a housefly slips in during the process, leading to a merger of man and insect. Initially, Brundle appears to have undergone a successful teleportation, but the fly's cells begin to take over his body. As he becomes increasingly fly-like, Brundle's girlfriend (Geena Davis) is horrified as the person she once loved deteriorates into a monster.

Director: David Cronenberg
Producer: Stuart Cornfeld
Screenwriter: David Cronenberg, Charles Edward Pogue
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: SLM Production Group
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 15, 1986, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 24, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $34.9M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Surround

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