Village of the Damned

Alphabetical Listing of Movie Reviews

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z


  • Village of the Damned -- Eerie chiller from John Wyndham's novel, "The Midwich Cuckoos," centers in a rural English town where a strange brood of children are born with extraterrestrial powers that threaten their parents (notably George Sanders and Barbara Shelley) and the world. Director Wolf Rilla builds the suspense to considerable lengths without recourse to special effects -- except the alien light in the children's eyes. Menacing atmosphere and some stylized violence. (A-II) (br) ( 1960 )




    These movies have been evaluated for artistic merit and moral suitability by the media reviewing division of Catholic News Service. The reviews include the CNS rating, the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and a brief synopsis of the movie.

    The classifications are as follows:

    A-I -- general patronage;
    A-II -- adults and adolescents;
    A-III -- adults;
    L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. L replaces the previous classification, A-IV.
    O -- morally offensive.

    Note: Some movies previously were designated A-IV. Older films with this classification should be regarded as classified L.

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