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Attack the Block

Attack the Block

Inner City vs. Outer Space

20116.51h 28m

Overview

A teen gang in a South London housing estate must team up with the other residents to protect their neighbourhood from a terrifying alien invasion.

Directed by Joe Cornish
Written by Joe Cornish
Produced by James Wilson, Nira Park
Box OfficeBudget: $14.4MRevenue: $4.0M

Top Cast

John Boyega

John Boyega

Moses

Jodie Whittaker

Jodie Whittaker

Sam

Nick Frost

Nick Frost

Ron

Alex Esmail

Alex Esmail

Pest

Luke Treadaway

Luke Treadaway

Brewis

Selom Awadzi

Selom Awadzi

Tonks

Franz Drameh

Franz Drameh

Dennis

Simon Howard

Simon Howard

Biggz

Jumayn Hunter

Jumayn Hunter

Hi-Hatz

Leeon Jones

Leeon Jones

Jerome

Themes & Keywords

london, englandstreet gangchasefireworksmeteorplaygroundarrestcar crashcannabisalienmopedsocial satirecreaturealien invasionracecar firenaive childrensouth london

About Attack the Block

Attack the Block is a action, comedy, science fiction film released in 2011 exploring themes of london, england, street gang, chase, fireworks, meteor, playground. Directed by Joe Cornish, it stars John Boyega, Jodie Whittaker, Nick Frost. A teen gang in a South London housing estate must team up with the other residents to protect their neighbourhood from a terrifying alien invasion.

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