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Solar Attack

2006 · 91 min

A fast-paced, earnest disaster thriller that mixes scientific race-against-time with geopolitical tension, easy to watch but rarely surprising.

Directed by
Paul Ziller
Genres
Action, Science fiction, Thriller
Starring
Mark Dacascos, Louis Gossett Jr., Joanne Kelly
Tagline
Prepare for the Apocalypse...
Overview
When the sun's increasing expulsions of plasma threaten to ignite methane in our atmosphere, international tensions rise while scientists race for a solution to avoid natural disaster.

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Directed by
Paul Ziller
Genres
Action, Science fiction, Thriller
Starring
Mark Dacascos, Louis Gossett Jr., Joanne Kelly
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • science
  • politics
  • family
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • sea
  • space
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism4
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
action, science fiction, thriller, tv movie
Directed by
Paul Ziller
Written by
Michael Konyves, Miguel Tejada-Flores
Starring
Mark Dacascos, Louis Gossett Jr., Joanne Kelly, Kevin Jubinville, Stephen McHattie, Tim Post, Sugith Varughese, Bill Lake
Music
Chuck Cirino
Runtime
91 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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