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Alien Raiders

2008 · 85 min

A tense, claustrophobic siege in a supermarket that keeps you guessing with grim, visceral shocks and a paranoid edge.

Directed by
Ben Rock
Genres
Horror, Science fiction, Thriller
Starring
Carlos Bernard, Mathew St. Patrick, Courtney Ford
Overview
It's the end of yet another night at Hastings Supermarket, a grocery store in Buck Lake, Arizona. But just before closing, a group of masked and armed to the teeth militants invades the store and take everyone hostage

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Directed by
Ben Rock
Genres
Horror, Science fiction, Thriller
Starring
Carlos Bernard, Mathew St. Patrick, Courtney Ford
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 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
  • deception
  • violence
  • fate
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • single location
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror7
Humour2
Realism6
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Genres
horror, science fiction, thriller
Directed by
Ben Rock
Written by
David Simkins, Julia Fair
Starring
Carlos Bernard, Mathew St. Patrick, Courtney Ford, Rockmond Dunbar, Tom Kiesche, Joel McCrary, Jeffrey Licon, Samantha Streets
Music
Kays Al-Atrakchi
Cinematography
Walt Lloyd
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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