Film1986100 min

Invaders from Mars

Name: Invaders from Mars
Genre: Adventure, Family, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
Released: 1986
Duration: 100 min
Cast: Hunter Carson, Karen Black, Timothy Bottoms, Laraine Newman, James Karen

Taste attributes: adventurefamilyhorrormysteryscience fictionmonster/alien/supernaturalfresh & originalimaginarylinearglossyfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"Their conquest has already begun. . . . He knows they’re here."

Boxlist takeFantastical and inventive: a stylish horror film. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

5.5 /10

TMDB · 150 votes

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What lines up

Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

In this remake of the classic 50s SF tale, a boy tries to stop an invasion of his town by aliens who take over the the minds of his parents, his least-liked schoolteacher and other townspeople. With the aid of the school nurse the boy enlists the aid of the U.S. Marines.

Synopsis: TMDB