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Invaders from Mars

Invaders from Mars

Science Fiction · Horror · 1953

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

Movie details

Invaders from Mars

“NATURAL or SUPERNATURAL?”

1953 Science Fiction · Horror 1h 18m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

5.9 / 10

Community rating

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

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Invaders from Mars?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

William Cameron Menzies

Written by

John Tucker Battle · Richard Blake

Jimmy Hunt

Jimmy Hunt

David Maclean

Arthur Franz

Arthur Franz

Dr. Stuart Kelston

Helena Carter

Helena Carter

Dr. Pat Blake, MD

Leif Erickson

Leif Erickson

Mr. George MacLean

Hillary Brooke

Hillary Brooke

Mrs. Mary MacLean

Morris Ankrum

Morris Ankrum

Col. Fielding

Walter Sande

Walter Sande

Police Sgt. Mack Finlay

Court is in session

Put Invaders from Mars on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.