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Summary
When an alien abduction nightmare is revealed to have been much more than a dream, a skeptical grad student studying the "modern mythology" of UFOs…
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 32GoodWatch 36
IMDb4.4
Audience score19%
Running time
1 h 24 min
Shorter than most horror movies, −11 min on the typical 95
typical 9584Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
2011
November 1, 2011
15 years ago
Genres
HorrorThrillerScience FictionLanguage
English
Original language
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 3 moreDirecting · 1
- Victor Bornia Director
Writing · 1
- Victor Bornia Writer
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