Rosemary

A young wife, Rosemary Woodhouse, is excited about her first pregnancy, but as it progresses, she becomes increasingly terrified that her husband and their eccentric neighbors are involved in a sinister plot to use her baby for their own dark purposes. She struggles to discern reality from paranoia as her own mind and body are manipulated by unseen forces. The film culminates in a chilling revelation of her child's true nature and her own devastating fate.

Rosemary's Baby was a critical and commercial success, widely lauded for its masterful direction, unsettling atmosphere, and strong performances. It is considered a landmark of psychological horror and has maintained its status as a classic over the decades. Critics praised its ability to build suspense and dread without relying on excessive gore, focusing instead on a growing sense of unease and psychological terror.

• Praised for its chilling psychological horror and suspenseful atmosphere.
• Mia Farrow's performance as the increasingly paranoid Rosemary is lauded as a career highlight.
• Roman Polanski's direction is commended for its masterful build-up of dread and unsettling realism.

Google audience: Audiences widely appreciate the film's sustained tension and the unsettling portrayal of psychological manipulation and paranoia. Many praise its classic status and enduring scariness, with a strong consensus on its effective horror elements and strong lead performance.

Won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (Ruth Gordon) and was nominated for two others. It also won Golden Globes for Best Actress (Farrow) and Best Supporting Actress (Gordon).

The apartment building used for the exterior shots, The Dakota in New York City, is the same building where John Lennon was famously murdered years later.