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Invaders from Mars

1986 · 100 min

A garish, dreamlike childhood nightmare where familiar grown-ups turn strange, played with pulpy creature effects and a wink.

Directed by: Tobe Hooper
Genres: Horror, Science fiction
Starring: Hunter Carson, Karen Black, Timothy Bottoms

Tagline: Their conquest has already begun. . . . He knows they’re here.
Overview: A boy tries to stop aliens that have taken over his town and are brainwashing its inhabitants.

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Directed by: Tobe Hooper
Genres: Horror, Science fiction
Starring: Hunter Carson, Karen Black, Timothy Bottoms

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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 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: conspiracy
family
isolation
survival
deception
Places: small town
suburbs
military
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: twist ending
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	5
Horror	6
Humour	4
Realism	3
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	5
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: horror, science fiction
Directed by: Tobe Hooper
Written by: Don Jakoby, Dan O'Bannon
Starring: Hunter Carson, Karen Black, Timothy Bottoms, Laraine Newman, James Karen, Bud Cort, Louise Fletcher, Eric Pierpoint
Music: Christopher Young
Cinematography: Daniel Pearl
Runtime: 100 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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