Attack the Block

"Inner City vs. Outer Space"

May 13 2011 R 1h 28m
Action, Adventure, Comedy

A teen gang in a South London housing estate must team up with the other residents to protect their neighbourhood from a terrifying alien invasion.

Official Trailer
Plot

Attack the Block follows an unlucky young woman and a gang of tough inner city kids who make an unlikely alliance to try to defend their turf against an invasion of savage alien creatures, turning a South London apartment complex into an intergalactic war-zone.

Written by

Joe Cornish

Directed by

Joe Cornish

Cast

John Boyega, Jodie Whittaker, Alex Esmail

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

StudioCanal, Film4 Productions, UK Film Council

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award19 wins & 39 nominations total

Trailers
UK Trailer
Official Restricted US Trailer
60 Sec Trailer
Featurettes
John Boyega, Joe Cornish and Jodie Whittaker on Attack The Block | Film4 Interview Special Archives
Attack The Block - Unfilmed Scenes with Director Joe Cornish
Attack The Block - Character Piece: Pest
Attack The Block - Character Piece: Moses
Attack The Block - Character Piece: Jerome
Attack The Block - Character Piece: Dennis
Attack The Block - Character Piece: Biggz
Attack The Block | Meet The Cast | Starring John Boyega
Attack the Block stars Michael Ajao and Jumayn Hunter | BFI Q&A
Behind the Scenes
Attack The Block | Behind The Scenes | Creature Feature
Attack The Block | Behind The Scenes | Gang Feature
Attack The Block - Behind the Scenes Featurette: Joe Cornish
Scores
# of Votes
113,254
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
75
Popularity
NA