OVERALL: Draw

The US, 4K-mastered 2025 UK, and German releases each have differing exclusive extras.

The Australian release has a lengthy documentary but note it is not specifically about "The Brood".
This documentary can also be found on the Region B Australian Blu-ray of Scanners and the Region B Australian & UK Arrow Blu-rays of Rabid.

Versions:
Two versions of the film are known to exist:
- The R-rated theatrical cut.
- The Unrated cut.

Information on the differences between the R-rated and Unrated versions can be found at Movie-Censorship.com (SPOILERS!) and below:

The differences between both cuts are the following (NTSC running times - SPOILERS!):
* At 19:37, the murder of the grandmother is 0:08 longer.
* At 66:14, when Frank gets in the school, after the schoolteacher has been murdered, he looks at her, turns her head and watches his own hands, which makes the scene 0:10 longer.
* At 83:11, the ripping of the birth sack by Nola lasts 0:03 longer, until the fetus is fully visible.
* At 83:31, the cub-licking is 0:02 longer.
* At 83:36, after Frank puts his hand on his mouth, we can see another cub-licking scene which lasts 0:10.
* At 86:10, we can see the dead body of doctor Raglan for 0:03.
Special thanks to Rewind user Sairwas for his contribution in finding these differences.

Also available from:
- BQHL Éditions (France)
- TC Entertainment (Japan)

CUTS:

• Blu-ray A America- Criterion Collection - No cuts - Unrated version (92:29).
• Blu-ray ALL France- Pathe! Distribution - No cuts (~88 min).
• Blu-ray ALL Limited Collector's Edition Germany- Wicked-Vision Media - No cuts - Unrated version (92:11).
• Blu-ray ALL Japan- Paramount Home Entertainment - Yes - Unrated version with 2 scenes cut (91:35).
  - The "grandma death" and the "cub-licking" scenes are censored, while other scenes are uncensored. However, please note that Rewind user Oliver_Asmussen has found the scene where the dead teacher's face gets covered up with a drawing is also missing. Also there are quite a few instances with minor shots being trimmed shorter throughout the movie, such as shots of milk spilling out of a carton.
• Blu-ray B Australia- Umbrella - No cuts - Unrated version.
• Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Second Sight - No cuts - Unrated version (92:12).
• Blu-ray B Limited Edition United Kingdom- Second Sight - No cuts - unrated version (92:09)
• Blu-ray B Standard Edition United Kingdom- Second Sight - No cuts - unrated version (92:09)

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Comparison added by Paul_Lewis on 07/04/13
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 09/03/25

UPDATE LOG:

07/04/13: initial entry
13/07/13: added UK release
18/08/13: added Japanese release
18/09/15: added US release.
23/09/15: updated cut note on the Japanese release.
18/10/15: capsaholic.
16/09/16: Addition of the German release.
24/01/21: Updated Caps-a-holic link, updated German release to Region ALL & added bonus trailers, updated notes on US, German, & UK releases, corrected runtime of extras on UK release, added Movie-Censorship link.
26/01/21: Added France, updated Winner notes.
09/03/25: Added Second Sight 2025.