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Aliens in the Attic

2009 · 86 min

A breezy, silly family adventure where kids outsmart tiny aliens, full of slapstick and video-game-style battles.

Directed by: John Schultz
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Starring: Carter Jenkins, Austin Butler, Ashley French

Tagline: The aliens vs. the Pearsons.
Overview: A group of kids must protect their vacation home from invading aliens.

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Directed by: John Schultz
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Starring: Carter Jenkins, Austin Butler, Ashley French

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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
friendship
coming-of-age
survival
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	6
Horror	1
Humour	7
Realism	3
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: adventure, comedy, family, fantasy, science fiction
Directed by: John Schultz
Written by: Mark Burton, Adam F. Goldberg
Starring: Carter Jenkins, Austin Butler, Ashley French, Ashley Boettcher, Robert Hoffman, Doris Roberts, Henri Young, Regan Young
Music: John Debney
Cinematography: Don Burgess
Runtime: 86 min
Country: Canada, United States of America
Languages: English

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