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The Faculty Reviews

1998

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The story of a group of high school students - loners, leaders, hipsters, nerds, brains and jocks - who make the terrifying discovery that their teachers are from another planet. With this knowledge they are forced to band together to save their school and town from alien domination. Read more

Starring	Piper Laurie, Famke Janssen, Salma Hayek, Jon Stewart
Director	Robert Rodriguez
Genres	Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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- This smart, involving sci-fi picture, set in an Ohio high school, pays homage to several genre faves, notably Invasion... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:13
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- - 5
  - 1
  Derivative but fun
  
  The Faculty is an incredbily derivative film, lifting entires plots and scenes from the likes of Invasion Of The Bodysnatchers and The Thing, but despite all ... read more »
  
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  - Lawrence Conquest
  - siberia
  - 03 Jun 2005 at 10:34
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- - 0
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  an ok film
  
  this film is ok, more of a teen horror than an adult one. Has some good stuff therein
  
  still worth a watch tho.
  
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- - cheesekake
  - 768 reviews
  - uk
  - 24 May 2012 at 20:45
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  Summer japes at the high school
  
  Oh dear! Writing the review is more exciting than the film but it gave me a chance to catch up on my beauty sleep. Perhaps I'm too old and the film could ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 03 Mar 2012 at 18:56
- - 0
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  joke a minute
  
  got to be one of the most stupid horror films i have ever seen. a good horror film must have some sense of reality to make it believable, but all this has is no... read more »
  
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- - wltguy
  - 2 reviews
  - Wigan
  - 29 Dec 2011 at 10:38
- - 1
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  Bit of a classic
  
  I remember seeing this film at the cinema...amd it is still just as good! Yeah, the graphics are a bit nineties, but that aside, it's an entertaining teen ... read more »
  
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- - Daniigirl
  - 127 reviews
  - Dorset
  - 14 Oct 2011 at 21:17
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  - 1
  An ambivalent movie
  
  Ambivalent is the only way i can describe this movie , its got some good actors some bad actors the script is ok if not a little ripped off from invasion of the... read more »
  
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- - muggs
  - 175 reviews
  - Lincoln , England
  - 21 May 2010 at 16:04
- - 0
  - 1
  Still great
  
  Ok it's a old film but it's still really good.
  
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- - GADGET213
  - 71 reviews
  - Birmingham
  - 01 Jul 2009 at 20:59
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  The Faculty
  
  I rearly enjoyed The Faculty, and have seen it many times. A fabulous film from Robert Rodriguez, with a great soundtrack and a great young cast, including, ... read more »
  
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  - Manchester
  - 14 Oct 2008 at 17:04
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  The Faculty
  
  Revamped, contemporary take on landmark sci-fi stories such as The Puppet Masters and Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Robert Rodriguez directs with assertion ... read more »
  
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- - mdridley
  - 104 reviews
  - Catterick, United Kingdom
  - 07 Apr 2008 at 23:39
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  - 0
  Dull alien film
  
  Since no one else is going to write this type of review, I guess I have to. When I was younger I thought The Faculty was alright, but now it isn't good film... read more »
  
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- - Squinty
  - 23 reviews
  - Lincolnshire
  - 03 Apr 2008 at 17:14
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  Enjoyable Hokum!!
  
  This film is basically 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' for the teen generation, although the adults have a real good time too (including Famke Janssen ... read more »
  
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  - 11 Feb 2008 at 09:22
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- - 5
  - 1
  Derivative but fun
  
  The Faculty is an incredbily derivative film, lifting entires plots and scenes from the likes of Invasion Of The Bodysnatchers and The Thing, but despite all ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Lawrence Conquest
  - siberia
  - 03 Jun 2005 at 10:34
- - 3
  - 0
  so teachers really are aliens!
  
  this has got to be the funniest horror movie ive ever seen. this is already a classic and i luv it. Elijah wood shines as the nerd guy as does Josh Hartnett as ... read more »
  
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  - outside space
  - 25 Feb 2004 at 20:14
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  Classic
  
  I loved this film. Shame they don't make movies like this anymore. Jordana Brewster TURNS ME ON TO THE MAX!
  
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- - Justin Credible
  - Emmerdale
  - 04 Mar 2005 at 16:40
- - 2
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  already a cult classic
  
  this is how a teen horror movie should be done.good performances,some great humour and a twist just to make sure you remember the beginning of the movie
  
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- - stephen decantelupe
  - boston, lincs
  - 12 Dec 2003 at 06:11
- - 2
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  Hilarious
  
  I'm not sure that the intention was for this to be as funny as it was but I howled.
  
  Cast is great, Elijah Wood, pre LOTR as the wide eyed, ... read more »
  
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- - topcaz
  - London
  - 01 Apr 2004 at 09:19
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  The best film I have seen so far!!
  
  Ultimately an American flick, but what a result!!! Original plot, some class acting, (Josh Hartnett stands out in my mind - 40 days & 40 nights). Excellent... read more »
  
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- - matthew green
  - Swindon, Wiltshire
  - 19 Aug 2004 at 20:54
- - 1
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  Sharp and slick !
  
  Great teenage sci-fi horror flick ! Great performances especially from Josh Hartnett and Elijah Wood amongst others as the students but notably from the ... read more »
  
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  - Somerset
  - 15 Apr 2005 at 23:25
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  watch this!
  
  I enjoyed this comedy/sci fi horror.not normally a fan of stuff like this but i did like it,especially Josh Harnetts performance(eh girls?;) Watch it youll have... read more »
  
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  - uk
  - 23 Mar 2007 at 21:06
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  The Faculty
  
  I rearly enjoyed The Faculty, and have seen it many times. A fabulous film from Robert Rodriguez, with a great soundtrack and a great young cast, including, ... read more »
  
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  - Manchester
  - 14 Oct 2008 at 17:04
- - 1
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  Bit of a classic
  
  I remember seeing this film at the cinema...amd it is still just as good! Yeah, the graphics are a bit nineties, but that aside, it's an entertaining teen ... read more »
  
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- 1051455
- - Daniigirl
  - 127 reviews
  - Dorset
  - 14 Oct 2011 at 21:17

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