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The Invasion

Movie · 2007 · 93 min

A tense, paranoid thriller that keeps you on edge as familiar faces turn chillingly blank.

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2007 film by Oliver Hirschbiegel, James McTeigue
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Year
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Runtime
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • identity
  • family
  • survival
  • conspiracy
Places
  • big city
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror6
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
drama, action, horror, science fiction, post-apocalyptic, thriller
Directed by
Oliver Hirschbiegel, James McTeigue
Written by
the Wachowskis
Starring
Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Malin Akerman, Jeffrey Wright, Veronica Cartwright, Jeremy Northam, Roger Rees, Celia Weston
Music
John Ottman
Cinematography
Rainer Klausmann
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States, Australia
Languages
English, Russian

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