Attack the Block (2011)

Film details

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DirectorJoe Cornish
Year2011
CountryUK
TypeMovie
Runtime88m
CastJodie Whittaker, John Boyega, Alex Esmail, Leeon Jones, Franz Drameh, Simon Howard, Maggie McCarthy, Danielle Vitalis, Paige Meade, Gina Antwi

Review

"On the action side of things, Cornish display's a talent and confidence rarely seen in a first time director, ratcheting up the frights and the thrills every time the exceptionally designed and rather terrifying looking aliens – realized terrifically through a combination of costume and CGI – give chase. Jump scares abound, while a sequence along a dimly lit smoke filled corridor is fraught with tension. The rest of the time, chase scenes pulsate with intensity, backed by a stylish score by Steven Price and Basement Jaxx that mixes orchestral music, R&B and electro, as well as classic UFO sound effects. The violence, when it happens, is deliciously grisly." - Tom Clift, Movie Dex

Ranking history

The 1,000 Greatest Horror Films

EDITIONS IN TOP 1,00010
HIGHEST#3842025
LOWEST#9352019
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The 21st Century’s Greatest Horror Films

EDITIONS RANKED7
HIGHEST#802025
LOWEST#2292015
Published rankingNot ranked (outside published list)

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