Contamination
An abandoned ship, lethal alien eggs, and a Mars-born monster turn a police investigation into a lurid explosion-filled nightmare.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- campy
- visceral
- pulpy
- late night horror marathon
- cult movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly regard it as a poorly written and routine Euro-horror production whose energetic gore, music, and genre bravura only partly conceal its weaknesses.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The green eggs rupture on contact, causing acidic substance to seep into victims and make their bodies explode.
A seed brought back from Mars produces a one-eyed alien whose eggs are manufactured and distributed on Earth.
The film mixes monster horror, spy-thriller investigation, dubbed dialogue, pulpy performances, and an emphatic Goblin score.
The abandoned ship and its cargo of green pulsating eggs provide the central investigative clue.
Films like Contamination, and why
Alien
shared extraterrestrial monster horror, splattery violence, and low-budget exploitation energy
The Blob
shared creature-feature science fiction, body-exploding gore, and pulpy horror tone
Zombie
shared Italian exploitation horror, alien infestation, and graphic practical effects
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
shared space-invasion premise, grotesque creature effects, and campy science fiction horror
Movie Details
- Director
- Luigi Cozzi
- Release Date
- 1980-08-02
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 5.2 / 10 (144)
Cast
- Ian McCulloch
- Louise Marleau
- Marino Masé
- Siegfried Rauch
- Gisela Hahn
- Carlo De Mejo
- Carlo Monni
- Mike Morris
- Brigitte Wagner
- Angelo Ragusa
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- FlixFling
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, FlixFling
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Contamination about?
- An abandoned ship, lethal alien eggs, and a Mars-born monster turn a police investigation into a lurid explosion-filled nightmare.
- What is Contamination like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Contamination as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Contamination violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Contamination as graphic.
- What did critics think of Contamination?
- Critics broadly regard it as a poorly written and routine Euro-horror production whose energetic gore, music, and genre bravura only partly conceal its weaknesses.
- Which films are like Contamination?
- Films with a similar feel include Alien, The Blob, Zombie, and Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
- How long is Contamination?
- Contamination runs 95 minutes.
- Where can I watch Contamination?
- In United States, Contamination streams on FlixFling.
