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Attack the Block
UK theatrical release poster
Directed by
Joe Cornish
Written by
Joe Cornish
Produced by
Nira Park
James Wilson
Starring
John Boyega
Jodie Whittaker
Alex Esmail
Franz Drameh
Leeon Jones
Simon Howard
Luke Treadaway
Jumayn Hunter
Nick Frost
Cinematography
Tom Townend
Edited by
Jonathan Amos
Music by
Basement Jaxx
Steven Price
Production companies
StudioCanal
Film4
UK Film Council
Big Talk Pictures
Distributed by
Optimum Releasing
Release dates
12 March 2011 (2011-03-12) (SXSW)
11 May 2011 (2011-05-11) (United Kingdom)
Running time
88 minutes[1]
Country
United Kingdom[2]
Language
English
Budget
£8 million[3]
Box office
£4.1 million[3]
Attack the Block is a 2011 British science fiction comedy horror film written and directed by Joe Cornish and starring John Boyega, Jodie Whittaker, and Nick Frost. Its storyline centres on a teenage street gang who have to defend themselves from predatory alien invaders on a council estate in South London on Guy Fawkes Night. It was the film debut of Cornish, Boyega, and composer Steven Price.
Released on 11 May 2011, Attack the Block underperformed at the box office but received positive reception from the critics, with particular praise for Cornish's direction and Boyega's performance. It also received several international accolades.[4]
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^Catsoulis, Jeannette (28 July 2011). "Inner City vs. Outer Space". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
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