Carrie (2013 film)

Carrie
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKimberly Peirce
Screenplay by
Based onCarrie
by Stephen King
Produced byKevin Misher
Starring
CinematographySteve Yedlin
Edited byLee Percy
Music byMarco Beltrami
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • October 7, 2013 (2013-10-07) (Arclight Hollywood)
  • October 18, 2013 (2013-10-18) (United States)
Running time
99 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30 million[2]
Box office$84.8 million[2]

Carrie is a 2013 American supernatural horror film directed by Kimberly Peirce. It is the third film adaptation and a remake of the 1976 adaptation of Stephen King's 1974 novel of the same name and the fourth film in the Carrie franchise. The film was produced by Kevin Misher, with a screenplay by Lawrence D. Cohen and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. The film stars Chloë Grace Moretz as the titular character Carrie White, alongside Julianne Moore as Margaret White. The cast also features Judy Greer, Portia Doubleday, Gabriella Wilde, Ansel Elgort and Alex Russell. The film is a modern re-imagining of King's novel about a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered by her deeply religious mother, who uses her telekinetic powers with devastating effect after falling victim to a cruel prank at her senior prom.

The film held its world premiere at the Arclight Hollywood in Los Angeles on October 7, 2013, and was released in the United States by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and Screen Gems on October 18. The film received mixed reviews, with critics calling it "unnecessary" and criticizing the lack of originality and scares, though they praised the modern updates and cast.[3] It grossed $84 million worldwide at the box office.

  1. ^ "Carrie (15)". British Board of Film Classification. October 14, 2013. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Carrie (2013)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
  3. ^ Gilman, Greg (October 18, 2013). "What the Critics Think of 'Carrie': Super Scary - or Unnecessary". TheWrap. Retrieved April 27, 2018.