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Rosemary's Baby (1968) Rank 5 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Rosemary's Baby (1968) a score of 3.0024 out of 4

based on (38) reviews

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Excellent

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Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Roman Polanski's "Rosemary's Baby" is a brooding, macabre film, filled with the sense of unthinkable danger. Strangely enough it also has an eerie sense of humor almost until the end. It ...read the complete Rosemary's Baby movie review at Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Three Movie Buffs (Patrick Nash)

Rosemary's Baby is paced leisurely and weaves an eerie spell that culminates in a chilling and horrific revelation. ...read the complete Rosemary's Baby movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Patrick Nash)

MovieJustice (Dan DeVore)

I can't praise Rosemary's Baby enough. Polanski you are a genius. Thank God no one else adapted the original novel into a film, it would have gone wrong. I had heard that this was a horror film and that was all. About a half hour into it I completely ...read the complete Rosemary's Baby movie review at MovieJustice (Dan DeVore)

Chris Jarmick

Few will appreciate how almost perfect the paranoia is presented with just one viewing of the film. And because the material is presented with such subtlety, many will never be able to savor what is being done here. ...read the complete Rosemary's Baby movie review at Chris Jarmick

The SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review

Coming about the time when Time Magazine printed its famous 'Is God Dead?' cover in April 1966, this witty and highly enjoyable adaptation of Ira Levin's novel was an opportune success that spawned the whole occult cycle of the 1970s. ...read the complete Rosemary's Baby movie review at The SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review

ARROW IN THE HEAD Reviews Rosemary's Baby

I can't think of one fault to attribute to this film. All the bases are covered. ...read the complete Rosemary's Baby movie review at ARROW IN THE HEAD Reviews Rosemary's Baby

Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)

Roman Polanski's Rosemary's Baby is a masterpiece of paranoid tension about evil lurking in the mundane. It has been called "the horror film without any horror," and much is made of the fact that it doesn't use special effects. This is something of a ...read the complete Rosemary's Baby movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Hopelessly trapped in its late-'60s look, Rosemary's Baby is nonetheless a watershed movie in the horror genre. It takes an eternity to get moving, sure, but once this story of Mia Farrow's possessed belly gets moving, watch out, for there's no stopping ...read the complete Rosemary's Baby movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

filmcritic.com

Rosemary's Baby is nonetheless a watershed movie in the horror genre. ...read the complete Rosemary's Baby movie review at filmcritic.com

ToxicUniverse.com (John Nesbit)

That's my only quibble with this movie though, and I do admire its craftsmanship. ...read the complete Rosemary's Baby movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (John Nesbit)

DVD Review: Rosemary's Baby

"Rosemary's Baby" is still a very spooky and creepy horror film today. ...read the complete Rosemary's Baby movie review at DVD Review: Rosemary's Baby

DVD Review e-zine

If you want to see a classic horror film, there's no need to join a coven, just check out "Rosemary's Baby". ...read the complete Rosemary's Baby movie review at DVD Review e-zine

Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

Thirty-two years after it premiered, Roman Polanski's adaptation of Ira Levin's bestseller still unnerves--a fact shocking in itself, considering that the film has been so absorbed into pop culture that the big twist regarding the titular infant is ...read the complete Rosemary's Baby movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

DVD Talk (Geoffrey Kleinman)

If you've never seen Rosemary's Baby, it's definitely worth watching. Try not to see it as a landmark film and you might enjoy it more. Although I've only seen it once I can imagine I'll enjoy seeing it another time, if for nothing more than to pay more ...read the complete Rosemary's Baby movie review at DVD Talk (Geoffrey Kleinman)

CINEMANIACS review

Remember, their isn't much action in this film, but if you're looking for a heavy dose of horror and suspense along the lines of the Exorcist, check it out. ...read the complete Rosemary's Baby movie review at CINEMANIACS review

Foster on Film

There's never any tension (even the ending isn't tense), just lethargy. ...read the complete Rosemary's Baby movie review at Foster on Film

Wooden Spoon's

Good film and if anything this film really sets up the next 3 decades in religious horror films. ...read the complete Rosemary's Baby movie review at Wooden Spoon's

DVD Verdict (Norman Short)

The film itself is beyond reproach. ...read the complete Rosemary's Baby movie review at DVD Verdict (Norman Short)

Digital Retribution Region 4 DVD Review

Rosemary's Baby truly is a classic piece of occult psychological horror. ...read the complete Rosemary's Baby movie review at Digital Retribution Region 4 DVD Review

Teen Movie Critic (Roger Davidson)

I can say that Rosemary's Baby should go on your list of what to rent on Halloween. ...read the complete Rosemary's Baby movie review at Teen Movie Critic (Roger Davidson)

digitallyOBSESSED.com (Mark Zimmer)

In all, this film holds up wonderfully well; the horror is almost entirely psychological and consists of discomfort. ...read the complete Rosemary's Baby movie review at digitallyOBSESSED.com (Mark Zimmer)

DVD Town (John J. Puccio)

Rosemary suspects a coven of witches is operating in the city, and that they are all together in a plot to bring the Antichrist to Earth through her. ...read the complete Rosemary's Baby movie review at DVD Town (John J. Puccio)

DVDTown (John J. Puccio)

Classic-Horror.com

It is refreshing to watch a movie that captures not only the plot line but also the nuances of a work of fiction. ...read the complete Rosemary's Baby movie review at Classic-Horror.com

DVD MovieGuide

Later films in the same "satanic horror" genre would surpass the quality of Rosemary's Baby, but the film makes for a creepy and effective experience nonetheless. ...read the complete Rosemary's Baby movie review at DVD MovieGuide

The Terror Trap

Rarely has a film displayed such an uncomprimising portrait of betrayal as this one. ...read the complete Rosemary's Baby movie review at The Terror Trap

Best-Horror-Movies.com

Thankfully we can still experience this artistry through classic films like Rosemarys Baby. Yes, this one really is as good as they say. ...read the complete Rosemary's Baby movie review at Best-Horror-Movies.com

Cinema Laser (Derek M. Germano)

ROSEMARY'S BABY is a genre classic, as well as being another stylish film from director Roman Polanski that can stand on its own without its genre affiliation. ...read the complete Rosemary's Baby movie review at Cinema Laser (Derek M. Germano)

DVD Journal

The tidbits contained in these two extra features do credit to Rosemary's Baby, enhancing our appreciation of a film that remains compelling to this day. ...read the complete Rosemary's Baby movie review at DVD Journal

Salon (Stephanie Zacharek)

Good luck trying to rinse it from memory afterward. ...read the complete Rosemary's Baby movie review at Salon (Stephanie Zacharek)

MovieMartyr.com

Ultimately, Rosemary's Baby is a finely modulated a horror film you're likely to come across. ...read the complete Rosemary's Baby movie review at MovieMartyr.com

Hollywood Gothique

In the end, ROSEMARY'S BABY still works because it takes a character in an identifiable and relatable situation and magnifies it to horrific proportions. ...read the complete Rosemary's Baby movie review at Hollywood Gothique

Edinburgh U Film Society (Stephen Cox)

Rosemary's Baby contains some harrowing moments which add up to a whole that is more than just a sophisticated horror film. ...read the complete Rosemary's Baby movie review at Edinburgh U Film Society (Stephen Cox)

Notcoming.com (Ian Johnston)

This final tone and the final sequence are all the more effective in that most of the film leading up to it has been so successfully muted, underplayed, and ambiguous. ...read the complete Rosemary's Baby movie review at Notcoming.com (Ian Johnston)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

"An intelligent and faithful adaptation of Ira Levin's Satanists thriller." ...read the complete Rosemary's Baby movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

The Greatest Films - comprehensive analysis of classic US film

The creepy, eerie gothic film is about a young newlywed couple who move into a large, rambling old apartment building in Central Park West, and begin a loving, post-honeymoon period. ...read the complete Rosemary's Baby movie review at The Greatest Films - comprehensive analysis of classic US film

Kamera

Rosemary's Baby gradually takes not only its heroine but also its audience to a state of powerlessness and traumatic confusion between fantasy and reality. ...read the complete Rosemary's Baby movie review at Kamera

DVDBeaver.com (Arvid Sollenby)

Certainly this continued to announce Mr. Polanski as a viable directorial force and easily ranks as one of his best films. ...read the complete Rosemary's Baby movie review at DVDBeaver.com (Arvid Sollenby)