Breeders

Breeders is a 2020 American science fiction body horror film directed by Ari Aster and written by James Gunn and Ari Aster. The film is also produced by Jason Blum and Oren Peli.

The film follows a town being invaded by a parasitic alien who turns the men in town into sexually violent mutants intent on breeding the women and killing anyone who gets in their way. It is up to a group of survivors involving six teenagers and their parents to stop the the infestation before it's too late.

The film stars Graham Phillips, Alex Wolff, Millie Bobby Brown, Isla Fisher, Ryan Reynolds, Finn Wolfhard, Rowan Blanchard, Bailee Madison, Andrew Lincoln, Amy Seimetz, Elizabeth Banks, Josh Brolin, Bella Thorne, Bryan Cranston, Kirsten Dunst, Nick Robinson, Charlie Day and Christina Hendricks.

The film was distributed by Dreamworks and Blumhouse Productions and was released on October 24, 2020.

Breeders received favorable reviews from critics who end up comparing it from Shivers to Stranger Things to The Goonies and to Gunn's own film, Slither. It was a resounding box office success, grossing $365 million dollars worldwide.

Cast
The Kids:

Graham Phillips as Nathan Walker

Alex Wolff as Joseph "Joey" Kemp

Millie Bobby Brown as Allison Walker

Finn Wolfhard as Shane Merrick

Rowan Blanchard as Brittany Green

Bella Thorne as Reese Mills

Nick Robinson as Gabe Foster

Bailee Madison as Emma Stewart

The Adults:

Andrew Lincoln as Henry Kemp

Isla Fisher as Helen Stewart

Josh Brolin as Sheriff Todd Walker

Kirsten Dunst as Donna Mills

Bryan Cranston as Dr. Joe Mills

Ryan Reynolds as Derrick Merrick

Charlie Day as Bennett Stewart

Amy Seimetz as Faith Merrick

Christina Hendricks as Sheila Kemp

Elizabeth Banks as Joy Walker

Trivia

 * This film marks the third collaboration between Elizabeth Banks and James Gunn since their films Slither and the recently released Brightburn.
 * Finn Wolfhard and Millie Bobby Brown who played Shane Merrick and Allison Walker in this film also played Mike Wheeler and Eleven on Stranger Things.
 * Josh Brolin read the script for Breeders after signing onto the project and was grossed out by the content but reminded him of his acting debut from The Goonies and he even described it as The Goonies meets Species with spoonfuls of Invasion Of The Body Snatchers.
 * Breeders was originally rated NC-17 for the amount of gratuitous male nudity displayed in the film and was cut several times to obtain an R rating. Breeders is rated R for strong disturbing violent and sexual content, graphic nudity, bloody sci-fi violence and language throughout.