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The Aliens Are Coming

1980 · 100 min

A slow-creeping TV chiller where quiet paranoia and body-snatching dread build steadily toward an uneasy payoff.

Directed by
Harvey Hart
Genres
Science fiction, Tv movie, Horror
Overview
A young astrophysicist searches for sinister extraterrestrials looking for sanctuary for their comrades by possessing the bodies of humans.
How it feels
Tense, eerie, dark and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Conspiracy, identity, isolation, fate
Content
Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Directed by
Harvey Hart
Genres
Science fiction, Tv movie, Horror
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror5
Humour1
Realism5
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Genres
science fiction, tv movie, horror
Directed by
Harvey Hart
Written by
Robert W. Lenski
Starring
Tom Mason, Eric Braeden, Melinda O. Fee, Fawne Harriman, Matthew Labyorteaux, Ron Masak, Caroline McWilliams, John Milford
Music
William Goldstein
Cinematography
Jacques R. Marquette
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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