Movie

Wavelength

1983 · 87 min

A quiet, earnest sci-fi rescue story that mixes tender romance with low-budget suspense and a melancholic sense of longing.

Tagline: A cry for help, light years beyond our imagination.
Overview: Two young lovers learn that a small group of child-like space aliens are marooned on Earth and are being held prisoner at a top secret military facility. The couple then decide to liberate the extraterrestrial castaways and help them make a rendezvous with a rescue ship sent from the alien home planet.
How it feels: Earnest, tense, melancholic and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, freedom, love, conspiracy
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
freedom
love
conspiracy
survival
Places: big city
military
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild