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Alienoid

2022 · 142 min

A wildly ambitious, genre-mashing ride that juggles time travel, aliens, and martial arts with playful energy and a tangled plot.

Directed by: Choi Dong-hoon
Genres: Science fiction, Action, Fantasy
Starring: Ryu Jun-yeol, Kim Woo-bin, Kim Tae-ri

Tagline: For ages, aliens have locked up their prisoners in humans bodies.
Overview: Gurus in the late Goryeo dynasty try to obtain a fabled, holy sword, and humans in 2022 hunt down an alien prisoner that is locked in a human's body. The two parties cross paths when a time-traveling portal opens up.

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Directed by: Choi Dong-hoon
Genres: Science fiction, Action, Fantasy
Starring: Ryu Jun-yeol, Kim Woo-bin, Kim Tae-ri

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
family
survival
power
memory
Places: big city
countryside
Era: timeless
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
nonlinear
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Action	8
Horror	3
Humour	6
Realism	3
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	5
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	6

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