Carrie (1976)

Director Brian DePalma brings Stephen King’s novel to the screen with this classic horror film. Sissy Spacek stars as Carrie, a shy and introverted high school girl who is relentlessly tormented by her classmates. But when she learns she has telekinetic powers, Carrie unleashes them in a bloody campaign of vengeance. With Nancy Allen, John Travolta, Amy Irving, P.J. Soles, William Katt, and Piper Laurie. 98 min. C/Rtg: R

Carrie (2013)

The third adaptation of Stephen King’s shocker is a timely tale of a bullied teen who exacts the ultimate revenge on her tormentors. High schooler Carrie White (Chloë Grace Moretz) has spent her sheltered life under the thumb of her religious mother (Julianne Moore). The revelation that she possesses latent telekinetic abilities gives Carrie the power she needs to get brutally even with the classmates who have endlessly tortured her. Judy Greer, Portia Doubleday also star. 100 min. C/Rtg: R