Attack the Block

2011 Directed by Joe Cornish

Inner City vs. Outer Space

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

Jodie Whittaker John Boyega Nick Frost Alex Esmail Luke Treadaway Selom Awadzi Franz Drameh Simon Howard Jumayn Hunter Leeon Jones Sammy Williams Michael Ajao Paige Meade Danielle Vitalis Gina Antwi Natasha Jonas Terry Notary Chris Wilson Joey Ansah Adam Leese Adam Buxton Maggie McCarthy Flaminia Cinque Jacey Sallés Yvonne D'Alpra Karl Collins Jermaine Smith Lee Long David Cann Show All…

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English

Alternative Titles

Ataque ao Prédio, Útok na vezák, Чужие на районе, 異星大作戰

science fiction comedy action

88 mins More details at IMDb TMDb Report this film

Popular reviews

Review by Sean Baker 8

Watched Blu-ray rented from Netflix.
Review by Todd Gaines ★★★★ 17

Lando Calrissian's love child as Moses the leader of a group of hoodlums and the only hope for civilization after aliens attack a block in London. Real gangstas ride bicycles. KRS-One. Predator's distant cousin. Broadchurch broad. Scared shitless. Moses's eyes. Mini mayhem. Fish fucker. Nicholas Angel's best mate. Enough ganja to make Snoop Dogg jealous. A puppet that's not a muppet. Moses's battle scar. A cool as fuck doggie. Real motherfuckers wear hoodies and play FIFA. Police harassment. Squished piggy. Samurai fuckin' sword. Binoculars. Ja Rule's stepbrother. Fat Joe's nephew. Fast & Furious moped ridin'. Dumpster diving. If you hit an alien fucker thingy hard enough with a baseball bat it will fuck it up. Flat invasion. Reefer paranoia. Is that…
Review by Florin Stan ★★★★ 10

Trust, this monster movie is bangin. A bunch of hoodies cotch in the ends on Bonfire Night, taxing some gal but they're interrupted by this swag thing falling from the sky. Quicker than you know it, the lads find themselves in the middle of this invasion and big alien gorilla wolf motharfuckas start messing around. Believe.
Seriously though, this movie is loads of fun. It's not laugh-out-loud funny but it amuses nevertheless and it moves at such an alert pace that it becomes an exhilarating ride to behold. There are several lulls but they're so few and far between that it doesn't become problematic and when they occur there's still something to get out of them, like character traits or…
Review by tia ★★★★

MY LONGEST YEAH BOYEGA EVER
Review by Evan ★★★½ 2

Was I watching The Goonies, Gremlins, or Aliens? I'm going to go with a mix of all three. This film isn't as good as any of them when you put them head to head, but Attack the Block is definitely solid entertainment.
Review by Demi Adejuyigbe ★★★★½ 1

I made Brooke watch this because I remembered it was really good, but I forgot that it's actually really REALLY good. This movie is so damn beautifully shot it drives me nuts. No duh Boyega became a star after this.

Recent reviews

Review by channingdino ★★★

frisky af
Review by JazzyNazzy

Honestly pretty tight. Some of the shots were just so cool and gorgeous and fun. Also a weirdly timely watch
Review by Dorian Keyes 1

LB SEASON 3: JAZZY’S PICK
category: indie/mumblecore comedy (lmfaoo)
Some of the fun of a Crawl, some of the fun of an Edgar Wright, all of the silly sloppiness of a movie written and directed by teenage boys.
@wyatt if you’re seeing this, this movie is so similar to best summer ever it’s insane.
Review by James Ring ★★★½

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

I've been meaning to watch this one for quite some time and while I'm glad I finally got to it the movie isn't perfect by any stretch. But, I will say I enjoyed it for what it is and in this case that's an indie sci-fi horror film. The movie follows a gang lead by Moses (John Boyega). During one night he and his fellow friends Pest (Alex Esmail), Jerome (Leeon Jones), Dennis (Franz Drameh) and Biggz (Simon Howard). They end up mugging a nurse named Sam (Jodie Whittaker), but during the mugging someone falls from the sky. It turns out its an alien and they kill it. The boys feel great about it and bring the body to the…
Review by charlie23harris ★★★★½

think i’ve been over powered by nostalgia but i love this film so much
Review by SuspirianKnight ★★★

Pretty sure the Kardashian’s listen to this soundtrack as they search for and stake out their next male victims.
Review by Lizard23 ★★★½

Great fun, surprisingly well shot with decent CGI and a wonderful score. Also it has Nick Frost showing off his moobs in a string vest so what's not to like?
Review by microwave ★★★★

John Boyega's beautiful accent is the icing on top of this genuinely hilarious take on the alien invasion genre.
Review by estebucks ★★★½

Although I’ve only given this film 3 1/2 stars, I enjoyed every minute of it.
I loved the use of council estate setting and characters. It was a welcome twist to the hero trope. It lent social relevance to the film in its more serious moments.
I though the action sequences were thrilling. The comedy landed for me. The performances, in particular John Boyega and Jodie Whittaker, were star-making.
I don’t normally enjoy films of this sort. I think if the goal is thrills and laughs, brevity will always help. A lack of sentimentality please, I don’t come for the faux profundity.
Final Thoughts: I ask every film to be excellent on its own terms. Every film deserves to be judged on its ambition and execution. This film achieves that excellence, even if it’s not truly game-changing or singular.