Mars Attacks!

1996 · directed by Tim Burton

Rating

60/100

Hit

no

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.

Mars Attacks! (1996), directed by Tim Burton, rates 60/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Jack Nicholson
• Glenn Close
• Annette Bening
• Pierce Brosnan
• Danny DeVito
• Martin Short
• Sarah Jessica Parker
• Michael J. Fox
• Rod Steiger
• Tom Jones

Crew

• Peter Suschitzky — Director of Photography
• Chris Lebenzon — Editor
• Danny Elfman — Original Music Composer
• Jonathan Gems — Screenplay

More from Tim Burton

1. Vincent (1982) — 81/100 · short, not counted
2. Edward Scissorhands (1990) — 80/100 · hit
3. Corpse Bride (2005) — 79/100
4. Ed Wood (1994) — 78/100
5. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) — 77/100
6. Beetlejuice (1988) — 75/100

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