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Mars Attacks!

Mars Attacks!

6,4 /10 (5,953 Votes)
1996 EN 106 min

Overview

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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Release date

13/12/1996

Votes

5,953

Popularity

14.0

Nice planet. We'll take it!

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

106 min

Budget

$70,000,000

Revenue

$101,371,017

Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson

President Dale / Art Land

Glenn Close

Glenn Close

Marsha Dale

Annette Bening

Annette Bening

Barbara Land

Pierce Brosnan

Pierce Brosnan

Donald Kessler

Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito

Rude Gambler

Martin Short

Martin Short

Jerry Ross

Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker

Nathalie Lake

Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox

Jason Stone

Rod Steiger

Rod Steiger

General Decker

Tom Jones

Tom Jones

Tom Jones

Lukas Haas

Lukas Haas

Richie Norris

Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman

Taffy Dale

Jim Brown

Jim Brown

Byron Williams

Lisa Marie

Lisa Marie

Martian Girl

Sylvia Sidney

Sylvia Sidney

Grandma Norris

Paul Winfield

Paul Winfield

General Casey

Pam Grier

Pam Grier

Louise Williams

Jack Black

Jack Black

Billy Glenn Norris

Janice Rivera

Janice Rivera

Cindy

Ray J

Ray J

Cedric

Brandon Hammond

Brandon Hammond

Neville

Joe Don Baker

Joe Don Baker

Glenn Norris

O-Lan Jones

O-Lan Jones

Sue Ann Norris

Christina Applegate

Christina Applegate

Sharona

Brian Haley

Brian Haley

Mitch

Jerzy Skolimowski

Jerzy Skolimowski

Dr. Zeigler

Timi Prulhiere

Timi Prulhiere

Tour Guide

Barbet Schroeder

Barbet Schroeder

French President

No photo

Chi Hoang Cai

Mr. Lee

Tommy Bush

Tommy Bush

Hillbilly

Joseph Maher

Joseph Maher

Decorator

No photo

Gloria M. Malgarini

Nun #1

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Betty Bunch

Nun #2

No photo

Gloria Hoffmann

Nun #3

Willie Garson

Willie Garson

Corporate Guy

John Roselius

John Roselius

GNN Boss

Michael Reilly Burke

Michael Reilly Burke

GNN Reporter #1

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Valerie Wildman

GNN Reporter #2

Richard Irving

Richard Irving

GNN Reporter #3

No photo

Jonathan Emerson

Newscaster

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Tamara 'Gingir' Curry

Hooker #1

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Rebecca Broussard

Hooker #2

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Vinny Argiro

Casino Manager

Steve Valentine

Steve Valentine

TV Director

Coco Leigh

Coco Leigh

Female Journalist

No photo

Jeffrey King

NASA Tech

Enrique Castillo

Enrique Castillo

Hispanic Colonel

No photo

Don LaMoth

Colonel #2

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C. Wayne Owens

Stranger #1

No photo

Joseph Moynihan

Stranger #2

No photo

Roger Peterson

Colonel

John Finnegan

John Finnegan

Speaker of the House

No photo

Ed Lambert

Morose Old Guy

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John Gray

Incredibly Old Guy

Gregg Daniel

Gregg Daniel

Lab Technician

J. Kenneth Campbell

J. Kenneth Campbell

Doctor #1

Jeanne Mori

Jeanne Mori

Doctor #2

Rance Howard

Rance Howard

Texan Investor

Richard Assad

Richard Assad

Saudi Investor

No photo

Velletta Carlson

Elderly Woman Playing Slots

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Kevin Mangan

Trailer Lover

Rebeca Silva

Rebeca Silva

Hispanic Woman

Josh Philip Weinstein

Josh Philip Weinstein

Hippie

Julian Barnes

Julian Barnes

White House Waiter

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Ken Thomas

White House Photographer

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Darelle Porter Holden

Tom Jones Backup Singer

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Christi Black

Tom Jones Backup Singer

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Sharon Hendrix

Tom Jones Backup Singer

Frank Welker

Frank Welker

Various Martians (voice)

Original Soundtrack

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Kamurai

Kamurai

2021-02-23

⭐ 6

Good watch, could watch again, but it's hard to honestly recommend. This is one of those movies that is good because it is bad, whether or not that is done on purpose, for the purposes of parody. Otherwise it's just a good old jump in "The Way Back Machine" to see a litany of cameos or cheap parts by almost anyone who was famous in the mid-1990s. Though I do feel like most of the actors I liked were essentially wasted, but it is possible that was by design so the Martians could keep the focus for the majority of the movie. Rethinking on the movie almost makes me want a modernization, i…

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Filipe Manuel Neto

Filipe Manuel Neto

2023-07-06

⭐ 7

**A film full of black humor, and for that very reason difficult to digest for many people.** Black humor is doomed to be understood by very few, and this film, which is drenched in black humor from beginning to end, paid the price, becoming a minor failure. I believe that, even today, it is one of the less well-appreciated films of director Tim Burton's career, who made films considerably worse than this one. The action takes place in the 90s and portrays a hostile Martian invasion of our planet. The US government (obviously, the other countries have virtually disappeared from the map a…

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Wuchak

Wuchak

2025-10-21

⭐ 7

**_Tim Burton’s spoof of ’50s sci-fi flicks with an outstanding cast_** Shot in 1996 and released at the end of that year, Burton used the Mars Attacks trading cards from the ’60s as the template for his extraterrestrials. The film plays like the Mad magazine version of “Independence Day,” which beat this to the theaters by 5.5 months the same year. Yet Burton said he didn’t know anything about that movie and it was purely coincidental. Aside from the trading cards, “Mars Attacks!” spoofs ’50s flicks like “The Day the Earth Stood Still” and “War of the Worlds.” It bombed domestically and…

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misubisu

misubisu

2026-02-16

⭐ 8

**Score: 8/10 — A Gleefully Deranged, One-of-a-Kind Satirical Spectacle** *Mars Attacks!* is the cinematic equivalent of a sugar rush from a radioactive candy bar—bright, chaotic, and utterly unforgettable. It is a film that **goes places only Tim Burton would dare to take a movie**, blending 1950s B-movie kitsch with nuclear-grade satire, all delivered with a straight-faced, ghoulish glee that is uniquely his own. From its all-star cast playing paper-thin archetypes to its gloriously crude, brain-exploding aliens, it is a relentless, hilarious, and **very dark humour** ride from start to f…

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