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Village of the Damned (1960) Rank 4 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Village of the Damned (1960) a score of 2.9232 out of 4

based on (19) reviews

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Excellent

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Very Good

(15)

Good

(1)

Fair

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Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

A splendid sci-fi film adapted by director Wolf Rilla from John Wyndham's novel The Midwich Cuckoos. What seemed to be missing from the book, were the cuckoos. It was made for under $300,000, and the film's only recognized star at the time was the suave ...read the complete Village of the Damned movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review

This fine adaption of John Wyndham's 1957 novel is one of the few successful attempts at translating the paranoia of 1950s American sf across the Atlantic. The fear of takeover in American films like It Came from Outer Space (1953), Invaders from Mars ...read the complete Village of the Damned movie review at SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review

filmcritic.com (Jake Euker)

The creepiest moment in the recent horror film Godsend – maybe the only creepy moment – occurs when the boy around whom the action is centered informs his father, in a steady, vaguely threatening voice, that he doesn’t think he likes ...read the complete Village of the Damned movie review at filmcritic.com (Jake Euker)

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