Movie

Contamination

1980 · 95 min

A gooey, gleefully gross Italian sci-fi shocker that lurches from creepy to silly, best enjoyed with friends and low expectations.

Tagline: You can feel them in your blood!
Overview: A former astronaut helps a government agent and a police detective track the source of mysterious alien pod spores, filled with lethal flesh-dissolving acid, to a South American coffee plantation controlled by alien pod clones.
How it feels: Campy, eerie, absurd and tense. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Survival, conspiracy, isolation, fate
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: campystrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
absurdstrength 2 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
conspiracy
isolation
fate
death
Places: big city
sea
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild