It's Alive

It's Alive

Please be quiet. Do not wake him up.

R 2009 · 82 min · ★ 4.1 · Horror, Science Fiction

When Lenore Harker learns that she's pregnant, she leaves graduate school to set up a home with her boyfriend Frank in the country. The happy new family's lives takes a gruesome turn when animals and people end up brutally dead – all with a mysterious connection to their newborn.

Directed by Josef Rusnak · Written by Larry Cohen

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Bijou Phillips Lenore Harker
James Murray Frank Davis
Raphaël Coleman Chris Davis
Owen Teale Sgt. Perkins
Ty Glaser Marnie
Jack Ellis Prof. Baldwin
Arkie Reece Perry
Skye Bennett Nicole
Oliver Coopersmith Mike
Todd Jensen Dr. Orbinson
Ioan Lov Adam
Michael McCoy Hospital Security Guard

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