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Invaders from Mars

1986 ·1h 40m · ★ 5.6 (276)

A boy tries to stop aliens that have taken over his town and are brainwashing its inhabitants.

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Director

Tobe Hooper Tobe Hooper
19 horror films in catalog
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Lifeforce
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Invaders from Mars 1986
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The Damned Thing
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Djinn
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Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
57
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
33
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
100
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
20
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
91
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
83
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
67
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
57
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
50
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Content Warnings

Child in DangerBody HorrorEye TraumaDehumanizationMedical Gore
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TMDB Keywords

absurdalien invasionbody snatchersremakeridiculousspace invasion

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