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The Puppet Masters
1994
· Movie
· 109 min
F
MEANRANK
49/100
Every rating
29–64
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 29, highest is Kinopoisk on 64. Critics average 29, everyone else 53.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →The Midwest USA is invaded by stingray-shaped alien slugs that ride on people's backs and control their minds in order to spread their dominion. Government agency reps Sam Givens, Andrew Nivens, and Mary Sefton must stop the aliens.
Details
- Director
- Stuart Orme
- Writers
- David S. Goyer, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio
- Released
- 21 October 1994
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $15.0M
- Box office
- $8.6M
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