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The Day Time Ended

1980 · 80 min

A slow, eerie night of strange lights and creatures that feels like a hazy, low-budget dream.

Genres
Science fiction, Adventure, Horror
Tagline
Their Adventure Began...
Overview
Deep in the desert, a rural American family is forced to endure a night of inter-dimensional, extra terrestrial terror when a UFO appears over their home.

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Genres
Science fiction, Adventure, Horror
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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • family
  • survival
  • mystery
  • technology
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour2
Realism3
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
science fiction, adventure, horror
Directed by
John "Bud" Cardos
Written by
David Schmoeller, J. Larry Carroll, Wayne Schmidt
Starring
Jim Davis, Christopher Mitchum, Dorothy Malone, Marcy Lafferty, Natasha Ryan, Scott C. Kolden, Roberto Contreras
Music
Richard Band
Cinematography
John Arthur Morrill
Runtime
80 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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