Contamination poster

Contamination

1980 ·1h 35m · ★ 5.2 (141)

A former astronaut helps a government agent and a police detective track the source of mysterious alien pod spores, filled with lethal flesh-dissolving acid, to a South American coffee plantation controlled by alien pod clones.

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Director

Luigi Cozzi Luigi Cozzi
5 horror films in catalog
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Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
71
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
17
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
0
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
0
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
100
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
50
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
33
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
0
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
66
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Content Warnings

Body HorrorDehumanization
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TMDB Keywords

alien attackgoreplanet marspolice detectivevideo nasty

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