2011 · 88 min · R

Attack the Block

Name: Attack the Block
Genre: Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
Released: 2011
Duration: 88 min
Cast: John Boyega, Jodie Whittaker, Nick Frost, Alex Esmail, Luke Treadaway

Directed by Joe Cornish · Action, Comedy, Science Fiction

Attack the Block (2011) is a Action film, directed by Joe Cornish set in London during the 2010s. It runs 88 minutes and is rated R.

A alien invasion and creature feature, with a tense and darkly comic tone. Themes of class conflict, survival, and coming of age run throughout.

Composer

Steven Price

Cinematography

Thomas Townend

Cast

John BoyegaJodie WhittakerNick FrostAlex EsmailLuke TreadawaySelom AwadziFranz DramehSimon Howard

The world of this film

Setting

Where

London

Setting

Urban

When

2010s

Premise & themes

Premise

Alien Invasion Creature Feature

Themes

Class Conflict Survival Coming Of Age

Tone

TenseDarkly Comic

Shape

Protagonist

EnsembleChild Lead

Pacing

Propulsive

Based on

Pure Fiction

2002
28 Days Later
London · Manchester — 2000s
Urban · Ruraldir. Danny Boyle
2007
28 Weeks Later
London — 2000s
Urbandir. Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
1971
A Clockwork Orange
London — Near Future
Urbandir. Stanley Kubrick
2013
About Time
London · Cornwall — 2010s
Urban · Coastal Seadir. Richard Curtis
1981
An American Werewolf in London
London · Yorkshire — 1980s
Urban · Rural · Wildernessdir. John Landis
1969
Army of Shadows
Paris · Marseille · London — 1940s
Urbandir. Jean-Pierre Melville

Attack the Block

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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