In 1976, the Brian De Palma-directed screen adaptation of Stephen King’s now-iconic novel Carrie premiered in theaters. Fifty years later, the film is still a hit — with a 94% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
While the original big-screen blockbuster, starring Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie, is still highly rated, the 2026 Prime Video version isn’t as successful. With an 85% score on Rotten Tomatoes, it’s not exactly a flop. But the eight-episode streaming series isn’t as well received as its predecessor.
What do fans think about Prime Video’s ‘Carrie’?
Even though the “Tomatometer” provides a pretty accurate picture of a film or TV show’s popularity, the fans always have something to say. One commenter on the Stephen King subreddit pointed out, “The series was going really well, but the ending was a huge disappointment because so many of the decisions just didn’t make sense to me.” Another added, “I don’t think it’s a disappointment, but I agree it missed the mark a bit.”
In another post, Redditors had critical words for show creator/director Mike Flanagan, complaining that he “missed the mark on the feminine rage element here. Girls can be plenty kind and vicious and still be simmering with rage below the surface. Carrie deserved to let all that inner turmoil explode all on her own,” and, ”I don’t like Flanagan’s weird take of, ‘oh they have to be good and vicious’ to be sympathetic when book Carrie had intrusive thoughts about hurting the people who tormented her for years.”
What do critics think of 1976 and 2026 ‘Carrie’?
Back in 1976, the original cinematic version of King’s novel didn’t have to contend with social media slams. But it wasn’t immune to critiques. That said, it did receive its fair share of praise. Roger Ebert wrote (at the time of the movie’s release), “Just let me say that Carrie is a true horror story. Not a manufactured one, made up of spare parts from old Vincent Price classics, but a real one, in which horror grows out of the characters themselves.”
Sissy Spacek in ‘Carrie.’ Photo Credit: Silver Screen Collection / Getty ImagesSilver Screen Collection / Getty Images
Ebert wasn’t the only critic to applaud the film. The New Yorker’s Pauline Kael wrote in 1976, “Carrie is a terrifyingly lyrical thriller. The director, Brian De Palma, has mastered a teasing style — a perverse mixture of comedy and horror and tension, like that of Hitchcock or Polanski, but with a lulling sensuousness.”
Like the ‘70s version, 2026 Carrie has gone over well with critics. Variety called it “a captivating reimagining of the oft-told story,” and The Guardian raved, “This witty, smart remake takes bullying and telekinetic violence to new extremes.”
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