Summary
Three young conspiracy theorists attempt to uncover the mysteries of Area 51, the government's secret location rumored to have hosted encounters with alien beings. What they find at this hidden facility exposes unimaginable secrets.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Pure escapism
Skip it if
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+20)
Critics 22Audiences 42GoodWatch 33
Metascore30
Tomatometer13%
User score5.0
IMDb4.3
Letterboxd · 15 K ratings2.1/5
Audience score33%
Running time
1 h 31 min
A typical length for horror movies
typical 9591Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 20 countries, rent or buy in 48 more
+10Released
2015
May 15, 2015
11 years ago
Genres
HorrorMysteryScience FictionLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
PortugueseMade in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 7 more20 people
- Frank NovakFrank Novak
- Reid WarnerReid
- Darrin BraggDarrin
- Ben RovnerBen
- Jelena NikJelena
- DTDavid ThornsberryEmployee
- ATAmelia ThornsberryEmployee Daughter
- Jennefer FolsomJennefer Ludwigsen
- Roy AbramsohnJim Nelson
- GCGlenn CampbellGlenn Campbell
- CWConcepcion WestLittle A'Le'Inn Waitress
- JDJames DeckerKooky Rachel Local
- PSPatrick SullivanLazar's Insider Security
- JTJenna ThornsberryArea 51 Employee's Wife
- Sandra StaggsReid's Mom
- WFWray FeatherstoneReid's Dad
Susan LanierJennefer's Mom (as Suze Lanier-Bramlett)- SCSaxton Cole HurleySon of Jennifer
- BLBradley LaiseHybrid
Jolene AndersenReid's Sister
Directing · 1
- Oren Peli Director, Writer, Executive Producer
Production · 9
- Steven Schneider Executive Producer
- Stuart Ford Executive Producer
- Amir Zbeda Executive Producer
- Jason Blum Producer
- Valerie McCaffrey Casting
- Jake Morrison Co-Producer, Visual Effects Supervisor
Camera · 1
- Todd Grossman Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Blake Maniquis Editor
- Jake York Editor
Art · 4
- Patrick M. Sullivan Jr. Production Design
- Mark J. Mullins Set Decoration
- Danielle Clemenza Art Direction
- Zach Bangma Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Amy Brownson Costume Design
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