Repulsion (1965)

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The nightmare world of a virgin's dreams becomes the screen's shocking reality!

Beautiful young manicurist Carole suffers from androphobia (the pathological fear of interaction with men). When her sister and roommate, Helen, leaves their London flat to go on an Italian holiday with her married boyfriend, Carole withdraws into her apartment. She begins to experience frightful hallucinations, her fear gradually mutating into madness.

• Released: 1965-06-01
• Genres: Drama, Thriller, Horror
• Runtime: 1h 45m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 1,139 votes

Directed by Roman Polanski.

Top cast

• Catherine Deneuve as Carol Ledoux
• Ian Hendry as Michael
• John Fraser as Colin
• Yvonne Furneaux as Hélène Ledoux
• Patrick Wymark as le propriétaire
• Renée Houston as Mme Balch
• Valerie Taylor as Mme Denise
• James Villiers as John
• Helen Fraser as Brigitte
• Monica Merlin as Mme Rendesham

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Repulsion

• United States: stream on fuboTV, Brew, Midnight Pulp, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; watch free on JustWatch TV, Cineverse; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Shudder Apple TV channel

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