Splice (2009): ***

Genetic engineers Clive (Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley) have successfully created a pair of worm-like hybrid creatures, Fred and Ginger, capable of producing a protein for medicinal use. Clive and Elsa want to proceed to the next stage, to create a human hybrid creature to cure diseases such as Alzheimer’s and cancer. However, the N.E.R.D company are only focused on making a profit, ordering Elsa and Clive to focus on extracting the protein on a commercial level. Unwilling to abandon their scientific progress, Elsa and Clive decide to go ahead and create their human hybrid in secret. After a nightmarish birth sequence in a womb-like tank, Clive and Elsa have successful created a girl – with a little bit of every animal thrown in – named Dren (Delphine Chanéac). But success comes with a new set of problems, as Dren grows up rapidly with Elsa and Clive unaware of her true capabilities. 

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