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Mars Attacks!

Movie · 1996 · 106 min

A chaotic, star-studded sci-fi spoof with gleefully silly aliens and deadpan satire, fun but uneven.

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1996 film directed by Tim Burton
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Year
1996
Runtime
106 min
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • media
  • violence
  • deception
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • small town
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour8
Realism3
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

Details

Genres
comedy, science fiction, parody, retrofuturism
Directed by
Tim Burton
Written by
Jonathan Gems
Starring
Natalie Portman, Jack Nicholson, Pierce Brosnan, Danny DeVito, Michael J. Fox, Glenn Close, Jack Black, Sarah Jessica Parker
Music
Danny Elfman
Cinematography
Peter Suschitzky
Runtime
106 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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