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Mars Attacks!
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Mars Attacks!

1996

Nice planet. We'll take it!

Directed by Tim Burton

User Rating

3.6
avg.
61012

Intensity

2.0
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2 ratings
In 2 lists

A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits to see if the extraterrestrial visitors have, as they claim, "come in peace." U.S. President James Dale receives assurance from science professor Donald Kessler that the Martians' mission is a friendly one. But when a peaceful exchange ends in the total annihilation of the U.S. Congress, military men call for a full-scale nuclear retaliation.

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Director
Tim Burton
Written by
Jonathan Gems
Composer
Danny Elfman
Cinematographer
Peter Suschitzky
Sound Designer
Randy Thom
Origin country
United States
Runtime
1h 46m
Language
en
Rating
PG-13
TMDB
6.4/10 (5,901 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
57% Rotten
Metacritic
52/100
IMDb
6.4/10 (255,116 votes)
Released December 13, 1996·$70,000,000 budget·$101,371,017 revenue

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The Evolution of HorrorALIENS Pt 20: Independence Day (1996) & Mars Attacks! (1996)

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