Carrie is a movie directed by Kimberly Peirce in 2013 and based on the book of the same name by Stephen King, first published in 1974. The movie features Chloë Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore, Gabriella Wilde, Portia Doubleday, Judy Greer, Alex Russell, and others.
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Storyline
The outcast teenager Carrie White is bullied by her classmates at high school. Their teacher Ms. Desjardin punishes the students, but when Chris challenges her, she is suspended and consequently is banned from the prom. Sue Snell, one of the girls that tormented Carrie, feels bad and asks her boyfriend Tommy Ross to invite Carrie to go with him to the prom to make up for what she did to Carrie.
Movie vs Book
Year
2013
Minutes
100
Movie Rate
5.90
Source: IMDb
Year
1974
Pages
253
Book Rate
7.92
S: Goodreads
Book
Carrie
Author: Stephen King
Country: USA
First published in: 1974
Length: 253 pages
Genre: Fiction
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User polls & recommendations
“I'm also a huge cinephile, and I have witnessed that to honor the book literally word-for-word never makes a good movie.”
ANDREW STANTON (Filmmaker)
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