What are the key story phases in Starfish?

The story of Starfish progresses through these phases: Grief and Squatting, Invasion and Discovery, The Tape Hunt, Broadcast and Betrayal.

How does Starfish end?

In the final act ("Broadcast and Betrayal"): Aubrey reaches a hilltop radio station and plays the tapes simultaneously. The unknown voice reveals the broadcast widened the dimensional gate, dooming the world. Aubrey enters an antigravity field and floats into the gate.

Starfish (2019) — AI Story Visualization

Name: Starfish
Genre: drama, horror, science-fiction
Released: 2019
Rating: 5.6

Plot Analysis Summary

A grieving protagonist follows cryptic visions and cassette tapes to stop an alien invasion, only to inadvertently worsen the dimensional breach.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

Grief and Squatting

Invasion and Discovery

The Tape Hunt

Broadcast and Betrayal

Humanity is about to come to an end due to a mysterious signal; trapped at the home of a dead friend, Aubrey tries to turn things around after finding a mysterious cassette tape.

Directed by

A.T. White

Key Cast

Virginia Gardner — Aubrey
Christina Masterson — Grace
Eric Beecroft — Edward
Natalie Mitchell — Alice
Shannon Hollander — Charlotte

Rating: 5.6/10 (189 votes)