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Alienoid: Return to the Future

2024 · 122 min

A busy, playful sci-fi adventure that hops through time, mixing martial-arts action with alien weirdness and a ticking-clock finale.

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

Tagline: At long last, all secrets shall be unveiled.
Overview: Ean has a critical mission to return to the future to save everyone. However, she becomes trapped in the distant past while trying to prevent the escape of alien prisoners who are locked up in the bodies of humans. Meanwhile, Muruk, who helps Ean escape various predicaments, is unnerved when he begins sensing the presence of a strange being in his body. Traveling through the centuries, they are trying to prevent the explosion of the haava.

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

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
identity
fate
technology
loyalty
Places: big city
countryside
fantasy world
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
ensemble
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	7
Horror	2
Humour	5
Realism	2
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	4
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	5

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