The Return
1980 · 86 min · Director: Greydon Clark
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Two young children and an adult in a small town have an encounter with an alien spaceship. 25 years later the children are reunited as adults in the same town which is now beset by strange cattle mutilations. Matters become worse when the cattle mutilations are joined by human murders and mutilations.
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The Return (1980) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Tension 25%, Confusion 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Confusion. Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Confusion. Its IMDb rating of 3.8/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 58/100.
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Cast
Eddie
Federal Agent #1
Federal Agent #2
Homer
Lee Ann
Motel Manager
Dr. Mortorff
Townsperson
Details
- Directed by
- Greydon Clark
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1980
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Country
- United States of America
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Fear
- Data updated
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