The Day Time Ended (1980) movie poster

The Day Time Ended

1980 ·1h 20m · ★ 3.6 (54)

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.

Why it matters

A cosmic calamity unfolds in the desert when a family’s quiet night turns into a low-budget spectacle of interdimensional and extraterrestrial chaos.

  • A campy time capsule of early ’80s sci-fi horror, blending UFO paranoia with family survival drama.
  • Practical effects that lean hard into the era’s DIY charm — think stop-motion aliens and glowing orbs that scream “indie passion project.”
  • For fans of regional horror and offbeat cult classics looking to embrace the genre’s scrappier, less polished edges.
  • More curious than scary, it’s an atmospheric artifact of Cold War anxieties filtered through desert isolation and cosmic weirdness.
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Horror DNA

Gore
0
Slow Burn
0
Psychological
0
Supernatural
0
Creature
18
Disturbing
0
Fun Factor
50
Cerebral
0
Survival
66

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