Harry and Valerie Spalding arrive in the remote Cornish village to an unwelcoming and suspicious population. Harry's brother dies suddenly, bitten by a lethal reptilian bite. They befriend a young woman Anna whose tyrannical father controls her life and, as they discover that others in the village have suffered a similar fate, their investigations lead to Anna. What they uncover is a victim of the most terrifying legacy... a destiny of mutilation and murder.
The Reptile has generally received mixed reviews.
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The Reptile was released in 1966 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 34 reviews, giving The Reptile (1966) an average rating of 53%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 66%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 40%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Reptile than critics were.
With a score of 53%, The Reptile is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1966, which stands at 59%.
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