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Raiders of Atlantis

1983 · 92 min

A cheesy, explosive pulp adventure full of over-the-top violence and absurd sci-fi thrills that's mindless fun.

Tagline
Adventure Beyond the Edge of Time
Overview
A team of scientists working to raise a sunken Russian nuclear submarine on an ocean platform off the coast of Miami, Florida, unearth an ancient Atlantean relic from the sea floor and bring in an expert to make some sense of it. But while attempting to raise the sub, radioactive leakage from its missles triggers the re-emergence of Atlantis, and the resulting tidal wave destroys the platform and leaves only a small group of survivors. Rescued by two Vietnamvets-turned-heavies who are out relaxing after their latest job, their boat eventually runs aground on a Carribean island nearby where, upon going ashore, it is discovered that everything has been destroyed and everybody killed. The culprits, a vicious group of well-armed raiders, and their leader, Crystal Skull, are descendants of Atlantis' original race who set about reclaiming the world and adding the survivors to the list of victims as they struggle to stay alive and defeat the raiders and send Atlantis back to the ocean floor.

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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • survival
  • violence
  • war
  • mystery
  • power
Places
  • sea
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror5
Humour4
Realism2
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
science fiction, action
Directed by
Ruggero Deodato
Written by
Vincenzo Mannino, Tito Carpi
Starring
Christopher Connelly, Gioia Scola, Tony King, Stefano Mingardo, Ivan Rassimov, Giancarlo Prati, Bruce Baron, George Hilton
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
92 min
Country
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Languages
Italian, English

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