# Communion (1989)

> A troubled writer and his family confront terrifying UFO encounters while psychiatric investigation leaves the boundary between alien abduction and madness dangerously unclear.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/17652

## Facts

- Runtime: 103 min
- Genres: Drama, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Director: Philippe Mora
- Cast: Christopher Walken, Lindsay Crouse, Frances Sternhagen, Andreas Katsulas, Terri Hanauer, Joel Carlson, John Dennis Johnston, DeeDee Rescher
- TMDB rating: 5.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097100/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: eerie, paranoid, oppressive, late night horror viewing, ufo movie marathon

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- [Dark Skies (2013)](https://ember.film/movie/90952)
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- [Brainstorm (1983)](https://ember.film/movie/8966)
- [Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)](https://ember.film/movie/6756)
- [The Second Arrival (1998)](https://ember.film/movie/11595)
- [Beyond the Sky (2018)](https://ember.film/movie/327721)
- [Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)](https://ember.film/movie/685)
- [The Fourth Kind (2009)](https://ember.film/movie/13613)
- [Dreamscape (1984)](https://ember.film/movie/14201)
- [The Astronaut's Wife (1999)](https://ember.film/movie/1908)

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