Color Out of Space
A remote New England family faces an incomprehensible extraterrestrial infection that mutates their farm, their bodies, and the fabric of reality.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- eerie
- dread-filled
- psychedelic
- late night horror viewing
- cult movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film's vibrant Lovecraftian imagery, practical effects, atmosphere, and Richard Stanley's return while noting uneven pacing and tone.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Gardner family confronts an alien color whose effects mutate life and distort space-time beyond human understanding.
The extraterrestrial force gradually changes the Gardner family and other living organisms on the farm.
The meteorite lands in the Gardners' front yard, transforming their remote New England farm into the source of the horror.
The otherworldly color spreads through the land, organisms, and properties of space-time.
Films like Color Out of Space, and why
The Void
Shared Lovecraftian cosmic horror, rural isolation, extraterrestrial contamination, and escalating family paranoia.
The Thing
Shared body horror, mutation, uncanny color imagery, and science fiction dread invading an isolated community.
Annihilation
Shared rural cosmic terror, altered reality, and surreal visual design rooted in existential horror.
Mandy
Shared eccentric performances, psychedelic horror imagery, and an alien force that destabilizes ordinary domestic life.
Movie Details
- Director
- Richard Stanley
- Release Date
- 2020-01-24
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (1790)
Cast
- Nicolas Cage
- Joely Richardson
- Madeleine Arthur
- Elliot Knight
- Tommy Chong
- Brendan Meyer
- Julian Hilliard
- Josh C. Waller
- Q'orianka Kilcher
- Melissa Nearman
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Color Out of Space about?
- A remote New England family faces an incomprehensible extraterrestrial infection that mutates their farm, their bodies, and the fabric of reality.
- What is Color Out of Space like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Color Out of Space as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Color Out of Space violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Color Out of Space as graphic.
- What did critics think of Color Out of Space?
- Critics broadly praised the film's vibrant Lovecraftian imagery, practical effects, atmosphere, and Richard Stanley's return while noting uneven pacing and tone.
- Which films are like Color Out of Space?
- Films with a similar feel include The Void, The Thing, Annihilation, and Mandy.
- How long is Color Out of Space?
- Color Out of Space runs 111 minutes.
- Where can I watch Color Out of Space?
- In United States, Color Out of Space streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel.
