A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits to see if the extraterrestrial visitors have, as they claim, "come in peace." U.S. President James Dale receives assurance from science professor Donald Kessler that the Martians' mission is a friendly one. But when a peaceful exchange ends in the total annihilation of the U.S. Congress, military men call for a full-scale nuclear retaliation.
Mars Attacks! has generally received mixed reviews.
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Mars Attacks! was released in 1996 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 725 reviews, giving Mars Attacks! (1996) an average rating of 60%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 68% and users giving an average score of 66%.
With a score of 60%, Mars Attacks! is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1996, which stands at 58%.
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