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Carrie

Carrie

If only they knew she had the power.

20026.12h 12m

Overview

An awkward, telekinetic teenage girl's lonely life is dominated by relentless bullying at school and an oppressive religious fanatic mother at home. When her tormentors pull a humiliating prank at the senior prom, she unleashes a horrifying chaos on everyone, leaving nothing but destruction in her wake.

Directed by David Carson
Written by Bryan Fuller, Stephen King
Box OfficeBudget: $5.0M0

Top Cast

Angela Bettis

Angela Bettis

Carrie White

Patricia Clarkson

Patricia Clarkson

Margaret White

Rena Sofer

Rena Sofer

Miss Desjarden

Kandyse McClure

Kandyse McClure

Sue Snell

Emilie de Ravin

Emilie de Ravin

Christine Hargenson

Tobias Mehler

Tobias Mehler

Tommy Ross

Jesse Cadotte

Jesse Cadotte

Billy Nolan

Meghan Black

Meghan Black

Norma Watson

Chelan Simmons

Chelan Simmons

Helen Shyres

Katharine Isabelle

Katharine Isabelle

Tina Blake

Themes & Keywords

pubertyhigh schoolbased on novel or bookbecoming an adultsurrealismbullyinghysteriatelekinesiscoming of ageremakearsonpromreligioncrueltyragecrucifixfailed tv pilotbible quoteextrasensory perceptionarrogancetold in flashbackzealotcourtroom dramabigotabusive motherrepressiontv pilotmenarchebimbo

About Carrie

Carrie is a horror, drama, tv movie film released in 2002 exploring themes of puberty, high school, based on novel or book, becoming an adult, surrealism, bullying. Directed by David Carson, it stars Angela Bettis, Patricia Clarkson, Rena Sofer. An awkward, telekinetic teenage girl's lonely life is dominated by relentless bullying at school and an oppressive religious fanatic mother at home. When her tormentors pull a humiliating prank at the senior prom, she unleashes a horrifying chaos on everyone, leaving nothing but destruction in her wake.

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