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Attack the Block (2011)

Attack the Block

Overview

Genre

Action, Adventure

Release Date

July 29, 2011 (Limited)

MPAA Rating

R

Duration

88 min.

Studio

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Official Site

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REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Go! Watch this movie. You'll regret if not seeing it.    Readers  5 of 5 [Rate It]

Cast and Crew

Director

Joe Cornish

Producer

Nira Park, James Wilson

Screenwriter

Joe Cornish

Starring

  • Nick Frost as Roy
  • Jodie Whittaker
  • Luke Treadaway
  • Flaminia Cinque
  • Joey Ansah
  • Lee Nicholas Harris
  • Franz Drameh
  • John Boyega

Story

A gang of tough inner-city kids who rob a young woman (Jodie Whittaker) as she is walking home in a scary South London tower block. She escapes when the gang is attacked by a small alien creature which falls from the sky. A second wave of creatures falls, this time bigger and more savage with the gang, who being hunted by the woman and the police, becomes the city's unlikely heroes as the teen grab weapons, mount bikes, and set out to defend their turf.

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REVIEWS BY CRITICS

“..spirited and exciting, "Attack the Block" is so-called geek cinema done right..”
by Mark Olsen [LA Times]
“..unfortunately, "Attack the Block" makes two crucial mistakes: It doesn't have great monsters. And it doesn't have great heroes..”
by Stephen Whitty [Newark Star-Ledger]
“..it's hot, fierce, funny, vicious and ready to bite..”
by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]
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