Arena

A cheerful, scrappy underdog sports movie in space, with colourful alien brawls and a warm nostalgic buzz.

Directed by

Peter Manoogian

Genres

Science fiction, Action

Starring

Paul Satterfield, Hamilton Camp, Claudia Christian

Tagline

For a thousand years no human has been the champion. He wants to be the first.

Overview

On a distant space station far in the future, the best fighters from every planet vie for the championship in an intergalactic fighting competition. After over fifty years of no human contenders, Steve Armstrong emerges having trained all his life for a shot at the title, only to come up against a ruthless extra-terrestrial crime lord who wants him dead.

How it feels

Campy, light, earnest and uplifting. Brisk and easy to follow.

About

Ambition, survival, justice, friendship

Content

Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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