# The Puppet Masters (1994)

> A government team races across the American Midwest to contain mind-controlling alien parasites before human autonomy disappears.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/15150

## Facts

- Runtime: 109 min
- Genres: Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Director: Stuart Orme
- Cast: Donald Sutherland, Eric Thal, Julie Warner, Keith David, Will Patton, Richard Belzer, Tom Mason, Yaphet Kotto
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111003/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, paranoid, pulp, late night horror viewing, 1990s science fiction marathon

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- [Species II (1998)](https://ember.film/movie/5324)

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