Not particularly — District 9's appeal is atmospheric or thematic rather than overtly scary. As a body horror film, it scored 2.0/10 for fear, 7.0/10 for atmosphere, and 8.0/10 overall on Watch Darkly's curator scale across 1 rating.

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District 9

2009 · R · 1h 52m

You are not welcome here.

Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth. Not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their dying planet. Separated from humans in a South African area called District 9, the aliens are managed by Multi-National United, which is unconcerned with the aliens' welfare but will do anything to master their advanced technology. When a company field agent contracts a mysterious virus that begins to alter his DNA, there is only one place he can hide: District 9.

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Curator Score

8.0

Overall

Based on 1 curator rating

Leans into atmosphere.

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8.0Overall

Fear2.0

Gore6.0

Atmosphere7.0

Genres

science-fictiondramahorroractionthriller

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Details

Budget$30M

Box office$210.9M

Directed by

Neill Blomkamp

Written by

Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell

Cinematography

Trent Opaloch

Music

Clinton Shorter

Starring

Sharlto Copley as Wikus van de Merwe · Jason Cope as Christopher Johnson / Grey Bradnam / Trent · Nathalie Boltt as Sarah Livingstone - Sociologist · Sylvaine Strike as Dr Katrina McKenzie · Elizabeth Mkandawie as Interviewee · John Sumner as Les Feldman - MIL Engineer · William Allen Young as Dirk Michaels · Nick Blake as Francois Moraneu - CIV Engineer Team

Production

Block / Hanson, District 9, TriStar Pictures, WingNut Films

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