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Liquid Sky (1982) — Where to Stream · CriticCrunch

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Liquid Sky

Movie1982·113 min

Liquid Sky

Directed by Slava Tsukerman

Science Fiction Thriller Drama

A science fiction thriller film directed by Slava Tsukerman.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 68%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

5.8/10

140 ratings

About Liquid Sky

An alien creature invades New York's punk subculture in its search for an opiate released by the brain during an orgasm.

Pacing: Slow-burn (1 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Unsettling, Stylized
Story Tags: identity self discovery, isolation loneliness, obsession, sexual violence, new york, urban, strangers forced together, outsider misfit, cat and mouse, mystery disappearance, drug trade, aliens, queer romance

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Details

Director: Slava Tsukerman
Language: English

Cast

Anne Carlisle, Paula E. Sheppard, Bob Brady

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How Liquid Sky Ranks

All movies

Top 68%

1980s movies

Top 72%

Science Fiction movies

Top 71%

Top 68% All movies.

the vibe

Liquid Sky Vibe

What it feels like

slow-burndarkintenselayeredlight-touchintimatehauntingunsettlingstylized

What it's about

pacing

slow-burn 1/9slow-burn 1/9

tone

texture

unsettlinguneasy

cat & mouse

mystery disappearance

identity self discovery

isolation loneliness

obsession

outsider misfit

strangers forced together

sexual violence

drug trade

aliens

queer romance

New York

urban

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9