Invasion of the Body Snatchers - Watch Order: Release Order
The Body Snatchers films span five decades of science fiction cinema, each adapting Jack Finney's 1955 novel for new generations and contemporary fears. From Cold War paranoia in the original 1956 classic to post-9/11 anxieties in the 2007 reimagining, these films use the alien pod invasion concept to explore the societal tensions of their respective eras.
While most entries are standalone adaptations with new settings and characters, they share the iconic premise of emotionless duplicates replacing human beings. The films move from small-town California to urban San Francisco, then to a military base, and finally to a modern pandemic-style invasion, each recontextualizing the story for maximum contemporary relevance.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
The residents of San Francisco are becoming drone-like shadows of their former selves, and as the phenomenon spreads, two Department of Health workers uncover the horrifying truth.
Body Snatchers
When Environmental Protection Agency inspector Steve Malone travels to a remote military base in order to check for toxic materials, he brings his family along for the ride. After arriving at the base, his teenage daughter Marti befriends Jean Platt, daughter of the base's commander, General Platt. When people at the base begin acting strangely, Marti becomes convinced that they are slowly being replaced by plant-like aliens.
The Invasion
Washington, D.C. psychologist Carol Bennell and her colleague Dr. Ben Driscoll are the only two people on Earth who are aware of an epidemic running rampant through the city. They discover an alien virus aboard a crashed space shuttle that transforms anyone who comes into contact with it into unfeeling drones while they sleep. Carol realizes her son holds the key to stopping the spread of the plague and she races to find him before it is too late.
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