Mars Attacks! (1996)

Nice planet. We'll take it!

• Comedy
• Fantasy
• Science Fiction

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.

Rating

6.4 / 10 (6,116 votes)

Release date

December 13, 1996

Runtime

1h 46m

Language

English

Director

Tim Burton

Status

Released