Color Out of Space (2020)
A meteorite crashes, infecting a family farm with a mutating, otherworldly color that warps space and time.
The Gardner family moves to a remote farmstead in rural New England to escape the hustle of the 21st century. They are busy adapting to their new life when a meteorite crashes into their front yard, melts into the earth, and infects both the land and the properties of space-time with a strange, otherworldly colour. To their horror, the family discovers this alien force is gradually mutating every life form that it touches—including them.
How intense is Color Out of Space?
Color Out of Space is properly scary, with graphic gore and some violence. Emotionally it is heavy. The pace is measured, and it is a full-attention watch and a late-night trip. Rated R.
What Color Out of Space feels like
- Tone
- bleaksuspensefulsurreal
- Pace
- Measured
- Best for
- Full attentionLate night
Where to stream Color Out of Space
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Is Color Out of Space scary?
Yes, properly. Color Out of Space is scare level 2 of 3, the real thing without being an endurance test.
Is Color Out of Space gory or violent?
Graphic gore (2 of 3) and some violence (1 of 3). If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
Is Color Out of Space sad or heavy?
It is emotionally heavy (2 of 3). Expect it to land.
Is Color Out of Space OK for kids?
It is rated R, so it is made for adults. Intensity: scare 2, gore 2, violence 1, each out of 3.
How long is Color Out of Space?
Color Out of Space runs 1h 51m.
Where can I stream Color Out of Space?
Color Out of Space is streaming on Hulu, AMC+, Hoopla and The Roku Channel.
Does Color Out of Space have a happy ending? spoiler-safe answer
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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