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Lifeforce

1985 · 102 min

A wild, eerie sci-fi horror that blends cosmic dread with campy spectacle, keeping you tense and unsettled.

Directed by: Tobe Hooper
Genres: Horror, Science fiction, Action
Starring: Steve Railsback, Peter Firth, Frank Finlay

Tagline: In the blink of an eye, the terror begins.
Overview: A race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, commencing an apocalyptic descent into chaos.

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Directed by: Tobe Hooper
Genres: Horror, Science fiction, Action
Starring: Steve Railsback, Peter Firth, Frank Finlay

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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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
isolation
obsession
identity
death
Places: big city
space
hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	6
Horror	7
Humour	3
Realism	4
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: horror, science fiction, action
Directed by: Tobe Hooper
Written by: Don Jakoby, Dan O'Bannon, Michael Armstrong, Olaf Pooley
Starring: Steve Railsback, Peter Firth, Frank Finlay, Mathilda May, Patrick Stewart, Michael Gothard, Nicholas Ball, Aubrey Morris
Music: Henry Mancini
Cinematography: Alan Hume
Runtime: 102 min
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages: English

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