Quatermass and the Pit
Taste attributes: horrormysteryscience fictionslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatesurrealenclosedemotive & stirringfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seems
"World in panic! Cities in flames!"
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and fresh: a serious horror film, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
6.8 /10
TMDB · 151 votes
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What lines up
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
An ancient Martian spaceship is unearthed in London, and proves to have powerful psychic effects on the people around.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Horror
- Year
- 1967
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Hammer Film Productions
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
