Rosemary's Baby

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Rosemary's Baby

R

1968

2h 17m

Horror

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A young wife comes to believe that her offspring is not of this world. Waifish Rosemary Woodhouse (Mia Farrow) and her struggling actor husband Guy (John Cassavetes) move to a New York City apartment building with an ominous reputation and odd neighbors Roman and Minnie Castavet (Sidney Blackmer, Ruth Gordon). When Rosemary becomes pregnant she becomes increasingly isolated, and the diabolical truth is revealed only after Rosemary gives birth.

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Critics Consensus

A frightening tale of Satanism and pregnancy that is even more disturbing than it sounds thanks to convincing and committed performances by Mia Farrow and Ruth Gordon.

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Wendy Ide

The Times (UK)

07/28/2023

... A claustrophobic horror that taps brilliantly into the uncertainties and queasy potential threats of childbirth.

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Judith Crist

New York Magazine/Vulture

10/01/2019

The fault ultimately is in the Polanski screenplay which overlooks character for effect, disastrously. Involvement is absent; all is surface and it is a smooth one, without the shimmer of the evil that is within.

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Kathleen Carroll

New York Daily News

06/11/2015

Right to its bitter end, there is no escaping "Rosemary's Baby." On film Ira Levin's best selling novel is as horribly frightening as it was on paper.

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David Day

Horror Movie Talk

Sep 18

10/10

Rosemary’s Baby takes the little flap of cuticle and peels it all the way up to the elbow. It was clearly the inspiration for many movies and moviemakers since. While watching this, I kept drawing parallels with Hereditary.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Jul 28

5/5

"Rosemary's Baby" delivers a creepy and endlessly interesting vibe that is pitch perfect.

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Fico Cangiano

CineXpress Podcast

Mar 28

4.5/5

A masterpiece in slow-burn, paranoia and tension. One of the best psychological horror films ever. [Full review in Spanish]

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Oct 31

7th time seeing this masterpiece! Highly recommend this if you like psychological horror/thriller.

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10/03/2022

Still scary after all these years. Mia Farrow's acting was superb!!!

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Lia

@Amelialovespokemon Dec 22

One of the best horror movies of its time, one that continues to hold up today. Utilizing elements of physiological horror and the times rising fear of the Church of Satan, Rosemarys Baby is a classic with an ending that is sure to unsettle anyone. An essential to the world of horror.

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Maksim S

@MaksimusMovies Dec 19

Rosemary’s Baby is a masterclass in restraint and psychological horror. With virtually no blood or gore, Polanski crafts terror through paranoia, atmosphere, and an ever-tightening sense of dread. The horror doesn’t explode — it accumulates, scene by scene, until the film feels like a living nightmare you’re trapped inside. Ordinary spaces become threatening, neighbors become sinister, and trust slowly dissolves. When the final act arrives, the payoff is chilling and unforgettable, its quiet horror far more disturbing than anything graphic. A landmark of the genre and one of the most unsettling films ever made, Rosemary’s Baby set the template for modern horror long before The Exorcist.

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mark g

@Mark_Alan_G. Dec 11

Perfection, a slow descent into the macabre. Beautiful direction and Farrow at her best.

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Jack F

@MovieFan111 Nov 17

From what I remember, it was scary. Especially the music at the beginning. That was disturbing for sure. That ending was crazy.

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Synopsis

A young wife comes to believe that her offspring is not of this world. Waifish Rosemary Woodhouse (Mia Farrow) and her struggling actor husband Guy (John Cassavetes) move to a New York City apartment building with an ominous reputation and odd neighbors Roman and Minnie Castavet (Sidney Blackmer, Ruth Gordon). When Rosemary becomes pregnant she becomes increasingly isolated, and the diabolical truth is revealed only after Rosemary gives birth.

Director: Roman Polanski
Producer: William Castle
Screenwriter: Roman Polanski, Ira Levin
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 12, 1968, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2013
Runtime: 2h 17m
Sound Mix: Mono
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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