Milla Jovovich, Alisha Seaton, Will Patton

Fact-based thriller involving an ongoing unsolved mystery in Alaska, where one town has seen an extraordinary number of unexplained disappearances during the past 40 years and there are accusations of...( read more  read more... ) a federal cover up.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 38 min.

Directed by: Olatunde Osunsanmi

Release Date: November 6, 2009

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  • November 11, 2009
    It?s an interesting approach to the alien theory with this movie being shot like a documentary. All performances are great with Mila jovovich being on fine form here. The movie is shot with real (you decide on this) stock footage and video interviews from the main person that mil...( read more)la is portraying. This adds to the eerie feel of the movie and give you some nice jumps and scares. It?s great to see that the alien adduction theme back on the big screen again, this movie didn?t add anything new or give you any new answers its pure entertainment. I have read reviews and webs site saying that this movie is not a true story as it claims and that the stock footage to be fake. But at the end I doesn?t care this movie was great and if I wanted to see real stories about this theme I?ll go to the documentary channels for that.
  • November 8, 2009
    Really good movie, but it scared the crap out of me!!
  • November 6, 2009
    If The Fourth Kind supposed to make you believe in aliens or, at least, make you re-evaluate your beliefs, let me tell you: it probably won't. Even though it's being marketed as "based on the actual case studies," the movie ends up feeling more phony than anything concocted in f...( read more)iction could have ever felt.

    When a group of Nome, Alaska residents begin to encounter strange dreams and eerie night-time episodes of sleeplessness and feeling a presence in the room a Dr. Abigail Tyler (psychologist) begins to sniff around. She thinks, of course, that these strange occurrences have something to do with her own husbands mysterious death some time before. He had been investigating similar, paranormal events in the small frigid community before his demise.

    When things begin getting tragic in Nome, Tyler is forced to reconsider what may be happening to the residents. She must hastily acknowledge that the only explanation is that someone or something is controlling the events. When she decided to videotape some of the patient sessions, that when things start to get really bad.

    And I mean that in more ways than one. Not only to the events in the plot become more strange and mysterious--but that's when the movie itself begins to dwindle. The gimmick of this film is that the "real-life" evidence recorded by the "real" Dr. Tyler is interpolated throughout the film with the dramatized version of those events. Often, you get split screens with both the real footage and the phony footage. The phony footage being (in my opinion) the real-life videotapes.

    It all seems beyond the realm of belief, even for a film that is science fiction. But if anything is supposed to be grounded in fact, it's that this movie would have been better being either all "real-life" or all dramatized. The whole splitting your attention for credibility's sake makes it all too distracting and not engaging enough. It's too much of a ploy to manipulate your discretion and ability to discern fact from fiction.

    In the end, all you really end up witnessing is a bunch of static on a videotape. It really proves nothing more than you already may or may not have believed. If anything it cements the skeptics' opinion even more and clouds the murky faith of the believers even more. It really proves nothing or has anything new to say in terms of alien science fiction film.

    If the fourth kind of alien contact is abduction, then the fifth kind must be boredom.
  • November 17, 2009
    Though there are some good scares, the pseudo-documentary style just didn't work for me. At all.
  • November 4, 2009
    Wow. This movie was just... Let's put it this way: I'm glad I saw this for free via screener passes.

    The big deal with "The Fourth Kind" is that it's supposed to be a documentary, but not, but a horror, but not. It's real, but not, with enhanced scenes, but they're not really en...( read more)hanced - they're pretty much lies disguised as "literary liberties."

    The movie tries to get cute by interrupting the movie with "archived footage" from "real case studies," which, yeah, sometimes seems true and sometimes is laughable. It's annoying, though, because the "archived footage" often shares split-screentime with the current, Milla Jovovich-acted movie. Sound confusing? Sometimes it is. It's such an elaborate plot device for a movie that has more loose ends than a bevy of whores in Hollywood.

    Milla Jovovich does ok with the material she's given, I suppose. She often overacts, but her lines are goofy and her motivation is just ridiculous.

    The bit players have roles that do nothing but cause chaos, and their motivations to do/say or not do/say things are even crazier than Jovovich's. The sheriff? Yeah, he's nuts and a bad, bad actor.

    Plot holes... oh, there are so many plot holes. Start a "plot hole bingo" card and check them all off.

    I came away from "The Fourth Kind" thinking about aliens and space and humanity, because those subjects intrigue me -- but I didn't come away frightened. Honestly, the people who are calling this "one of the greatest horror movies of the year" might possibly have been abducted themselves.
  • November 21, 2009
    very bad.... ihate it........its filled wth shit
  • November 21, 2009
    really want to see it
  • November 21, 2009
    En espera del estreno ...
  • November 21, 2009
    OMG!!! THIS TRAILER SCARES ME SO MUCH!!!
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Critic Reviews


November 9, 2009
A.O. Scott, At the Movies

[A] dull, clumsy little movie. full review

November 6, 2009
Kurt Loder, MTV

The movie begins with what is probably the most laughable opening scene of the year. full review

November 6, 2009
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

Ultimately, the film's narrative segments are far too glossy and over-stylized, larded with ponderous scoring, obvious melodrama and split-screen visuals that offset the "reenactments" with the "real." full review

November 6, 2009
Kyle Smith, New York Post

The Fourth Kind has a clever gimmick and nothing more. full review

November 5, 2009
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal

Mr. Osunsanmi's chutzpah exceeds his skill. full review

November 5, 2009
Claudia Puig, USA Today

You don't have to believe in far-fetched tales of mysterious beams of light and alien abductions to get caught up in The Fourth Kind. full review

November 5, 2009
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

A mildly scary, totally meaningless excursion into the realms of psychological horror and alien-abduction conspiracies. full review

November 5, 2009
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Why the aliens chose this community of 9,261 to abduct so many people is a mystery. Also why owls stare into bedroom windows. full review

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Comments


  • mumtazian
    November 20, 2009
    aing beuki lah eta pilem ........ seru siah bo !!
  • latefourthings
    November 18, 2009
    i Saw this moive the orther day. it was Weired & alight. Aliens are out to get us.
  • scifistud
    November 4, 2009
    the fourth kind is hands-down the best sci-fi horror film of the year. this movie was truly incredible. it was disturbing on so many levels. the scenes were freaky and downright bizarre, and definitely did its job in sending chills down my spine. if you're up for suspense or getting freaked out, then this movie is for you.
  • thecooldzero
    November 4, 2009
    i like that its very strong movie rely ilike that
  • glittergirl415
    November 3, 2009
    Saw this movie recently, and it was so freaky! The movie had a lot of scary scenes that kept me on the edge of my seat... I really liked how it incorporated split-screen footage which used both raw and recreated scenes. Milla Jovovich was fabulous, too. I thought she did an excellent job channeling her character. Overall, I give this movie a 5 star rating. It was one of the creepiest movies I've seen all year. Definitely worth checking out!
  • lanum1twin7
    November 2, 2009
    i so want to watch this movie special since Milla Jovovich stars in it. the clips look intense and some of the graphics look mildly decent. cant wait.!
  • kitylz
    November 1, 2009
    This is an excellent thriller, suspense and eerie. Thought provoking and challenges you to think critically. I haven't been scared watching a film since I was 8 and saw "The Exorcist" for the first time and keep in mind that my family was devoted Catholics.

    Of course I wasn't as traumatized now, but I can tell you that its the only film that has had that effect on me now that I'm an independent thinker.

    People who say Paranormal Activity is the scariest movie of the year have to see this one and will change their minds. Given that P.A has an effect on you ONLY if you believe in demon possession and that kind of "paranormal" otherwise it will have zero effect.

    As to this film no matter if you are an atheist which I am btw and a extremely skeptical person YOU WILL be challenged. It's one of those films that will leave you bamboozle. Go see it when it comes out this friday:)

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