Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh Sep 9, 2025 4/5

Delivers the much-needed energy he sci-fi genre was lacking and proves the star power of John Boyega.

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Michael Leader Den of Geek May 8, 2024 4/5

There are no red telephone boxes, awkward romantics or stiff upper lips here, just a giddy sense of invention, a freshness of perspective, and a deep understanding of cinematic style.

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Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Jun 7, 2023 4/4

Spliced with biting comedy and coming-of-age dramatic hints, this stylish blend of genres hits many varied notes and leaves the audience delighted.

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Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand May 6, 2023

... both far smarter than it looks on the surface, and more indebted to the drive-in horror movie culture than has been acknowledged. Cornish manages the balance well...

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Joe Lipsett Horror Queers Podcast Jul 18, 2022 4.5/5

An absolute classic. Great humour, tense action, fantastic creature design and a message. What more can you ask for?

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Trace Thurman Horror Queers Podcast Jul 12, 2022 3.5/5

Cornish has crafted a thrilling sci-fi horror adventure filled with unlikely yet likable leads.

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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Oct 26, 2021 3.5/4

A low-budget firecracker that's as adept at tackling social issues as it is at providing sci-fi thrills.

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Charlotte Harrison Charlotte Sometimes Goes to the Movies Jun 1, 2021

With talk about a sequel, it's the perfect time to return to this action-comedy...

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Damian Levy DamianMichaelMovies.com May 27, 2021 Big Screen Watch

'Attack The Block' was the little film from 2011 that could've but didn't.

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Jack Fleischer Battleship Pretension Mar 24, 2021

The entirety of the under 20 cast are fun to watch...

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Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Nov 30, 2020 8/10

A unique and innovative take on the alien invasion scenario, this film mixes humor and horror to relate it's tale of misfit kids and malevolent monsters.

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Stuart Klawans The Nation Sep 19, 2020

Attack the Block makes the most of its budget while creating a near-exemplary study in pace, humor, and spurts of gore.

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Brent McKnight The Last Thing I See Jul 11, 2020 A

tightly executed in almost every capacity. The pacing is spot on, it is tense as hell, you can feel the energy on screen, and though it isn't an overtly political story, there is an underlying social commentary found in the best science fiction.

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Ed Travis Hollywood Jesus Apr 1, 2020

Attack The Block is my favorite film of 2011.

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Ashlee Blackwell Cinema Axis Feb 11, 2020

I'm glad that science-fiction continues to nip at our sense of social consciousness with remarkable storytelling.

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Mark H. Harris Black Horror Movies Jan 7, 2020 4.7/5

Part of what separates Attack the Block from its Spielbergian inspirations... is the sort of reflection on social and racial issues typically left out of popcorn fare.

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Naila Scargill Exquisite Terror Feb 28, 2019

Stands on its own two feet amongst the usual Brit comedy suspects, which is largely due to its cast of unknowns.

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Kelly Jane Torrance Washington Examiner Jan 8, 2019 4.5/5

Attack the Block is one of the funniest films of the year, an even bigger achievement when you realize that almost all the young actors in it are making their feature debuts.

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Deborah Ross The Spectator Aug 30, 2018

Look, this is a nicely performed film which is kept quick and tight, but for a comic horror it's just not funny or horrifying enough.

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Stephanie Watts One Room With A View Aug 24, 2018

Boyega couldn't have picked a better debut; Cornish created a film that busts out of the grimy estate kitchen sink drama that has made up a large proportion of British cinema for a long time.

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