Rosemary's Baby

1968 • 136 minutes
4.4
295 reviews
96%
Tomatometer
R
Rating
Eligible
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About this movie

Possibly the best horror film ever made, this brilliant adaptation of Ira Levin's best-selling novel is the story of a loving young New York City couple who are expecting their first child. Like most first-time mothers, Rosemary (Mia Farrow) experiences confusion and fear. Her husband (John Cassavetes), an ambitious but unsuccessful actor, makes a pact with the devil that promises to send his career skyward. Director Roman Polanski elicits uniformly extraordinary performances from the all-star cast. Ruth Gordon won an Oscar® for her performance as an oversolicitous next-door neighbour in this classic chiller.
Rating
R

Ratings and reviews

4.4
295 reviews
Adam Rivard
October 5, 2019
I had to leave a positive review after seeing a one star rating. I honestly can't believe someone doesn't see the many aspects that makes Rosemary's Baby and instant classic. This film features an amazing script, sets, acting and the pacing is perfect. Very few films can slowly create a world of fear and paranoia. This is proof that jump scares and violent deaths don't compare to a simple sense of dread. Don't let a sour person ruin a masterpiece. Don't rent it, buy it.
Mim Lo (Mimlo)
October 29, 2017
I've seen this numerous times over the years, it came out when I was a kid, good thing my parents wouldn't take me!! Mia Farrow's best role, IMO. John Cassavetes is believably suave, yet creepy, as the husband, and Ruth Gordon nails it, she is too funny, even as a "witch." You really feel Rosemary being trapped, no one believing her....Roman Polanski is a wonderful director. (Just put aside his personal problems....)
Little Shadow
May 28, 2020
I absolutely love..love this movie! As a kid, it was just scary; especially if you are religious. I will admit, it wasn't that scary, now that I'm an adult, but the musical score intensifies the suspense or say that creepy, nervous, chilling, electrical feeling in your body. However, this movie is and always will be a G.O.A.T!