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Lifeforce

In the blink of an eye, the terror begins.

6.2(788)19851h 42m7

A race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, commencing an apocalyptic descent into chaos.

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Status
Released
Budget
$25M
Box office
$11.6M
Language
English
  • space marine
  • flying saucer
  • based on novel or book
  • vampire
  • comet
  • alien
  • epidemic
  • halley's comet

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Tobe Hooper

Produced in

United Kingdom, United States of America

Where to watch

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalR21 Jun 1985
    • PhysicalRDVD27 May 1998
    • PhysicalRBlu-ray18 Jun 2013
    • PhysicalR4K Ultra HD24 May 2022
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical184 Oct 1985
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM15 Aug 1985
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical1511 Apr 1986
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-1623 Aug 1985
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical1218 Sept 1985
    • Physical12DVD & Blu-Ray3 Jun 2014
    • Physical124K UHD21 Nov 2023
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical167 Nov 1985
  • IcelandIS

    • Theatrical1626 Apr 1986
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical1824 Jan 1986
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical6 Dec 1985
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical1610 Oct 1985
  • PortugalPT

    • TheatricalM/1629 Aug 1986

Frequently asked questions

Lifeforce was released on 21 June 1985.

Audience reviews

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    teix

    1/4/2016

    Great sci-fi flick. The story is very good, and the production and the actors did a great job. I don't think this movie is outdated, just more campy and enjoyable. A must see sci-fi classic.

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    Gimly

    9/7/2018

    5/10

    The promise of 1980s, practical effects, and energy vampires with no clothes on is apparently all it takes to get me to watch a movie. _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._

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    adorablepanic

    5/4/2020

    7/10

    LIFEFORCE (1985) - By the mid '80s, Cannon Films was looking to move away from low-budget, disposable fare like HOSPITAL MASSACRE (1981) and BREAKIN' 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO (1984). Owners Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus had loftier ambitions: They wanted a blockbuster; a big-budget smash that they could call their own. To this end, they signed director Tobe Hooper to a three-picture deal and turned him loose with $25,00…

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    tmdb28039023

    8/29/2022

    5/10

    Lifeforce is the best Dracula from Space movie I’ve ever seen. I haven’t seen that many, mind you, and Vampirella and Dracula 3000 sure as shit didn’t set that particular bar especially high; on the other hand, Lifeforce is better-looking than many sci-fi/fantasy films released as recently as this the year of Our Lord 2022, vis-a-vis practical, mechanical special effects versus CGI and motion capture visual effects (…

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    specimenb

    8/10/2026

    4/10

    *Lifeforce* sounded like it should have been a blast—space vampires, Halley’s Comet, and an apocalyptic London—but I found it mostly loud, silly, and painfully uneven. The movie jumps between sci-fi, horror, disaster spectacle, and exploitation so abruptly that none of its ideas get enough room to work. There are a few impressive effects and some memorably bizarre images, but they cannot rescue the clunky dialogue…

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