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The Andromeda Strain

1971 · Movie · G · 131 min · ★ 7.1 · 64% critics

Science FictionThriller

After a satellite returns from space, a deadly microscopic threat wipes out nearly an entire New Mexico town. A team of scientists is rushed to a secure underground lab to identify it, understand why two people survived, and stop it before it can spread beyond the facility.

Based on The Andromeda Strain

Also known as Le Mystère Andromède

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Details
Years
1971
Release date
1971-03-12
Language
English
Rated
G
Runtime
131 min
Critic score
64/100
TMDB rating
7.0/10 (795 votes)
Box office
$12,376,563
Budget
$6,500,000
About

You may like this if you enjoy tense, science-minded sci-fi with a realistic feel and a race-against-time setup; Not for you if you want constant action or fast-moving drama, though fans of Contagion or Invasion of the Body Snatchers may be drawn in.

Pros: smart, tense story; believable scientific approach; strong sense of urgency | Cons: slow pace; limited character depth; dated-looking technology

Themes

  • biological weapon
  • based on novel or book
  • biology
  • new mexico
  • epilepsy
  • chemistry
  • secret lab
  • disaster
  • epidemic
  • nuclear threat
  • virus
  • extraterrestrial life
  • +6 more

Awards & recognition

  • Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1972 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1972 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Robert Wise