Conquest of the Earth
A ragtag space fleet’s arrival on Earth sparks a pulpy mission to recruit scientists and repel a Cylon invasion.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- campy
- pulp
- adventurous
- retro science fiction night
- television nostalgia viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Troy and Dillon leave the fleet to navigate Earth culture while preparing the planet against the Cylons.
The film is identified as edited from the Battlestar Galactica television series and functions as a feature-length compilation.
The Cylon threat intersects with anti-nuclear demonstrations and a Halloween party, giving the invasion storyline a deliberately pulpy comic texture.
Troy and Dillon are dispatched to locate a crashed Cylon Raider and investigate its significance.
Films like Conquest of the Earth, and why
Battlestar Galactica
shared television science fiction, space fleet adventure, and campy alien-invasion premise
Star Wars
shared retro space opera, military protagonists, and conflict between humans and hostile extraterrestrials
Independence Day
shared earthbound alien-invasion adventure, science-fiction spectacle, and pulpy tone
Movie Details
- Directors
- Sigmund Neufeld Jr., Sidney Hayers, Barry Crane
- Release Date
- 1980-12-31
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (26)
Cast
- Kent McCord
- Barry Van Dyke
- Robyn Douglass
- Lorne Greene
- James Patrick Stuart
- Richard Lynch
- Robbie Rist
- John Colicos
- Robert Reed
- William Daniels
Common questions
- What is Conquest of the Earth about?
- A ragtag space fleet’s arrival on Earth sparks a pulpy mission to recruit scientists and repel a Cylon invasion.
- What is Conquest of the Earth like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Conquest of the Earth as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Conquest of the Earth violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Conquest of the Earth as mild.
- Which films are like Conquest of the Earth?
- Films with a similar feel include Battlestar Galactica, Star Wars, and Independence Day.
- How long is Conquest of the Earth?
- Conquest of the Earth runs 96 minutes.
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