Aliens in the Attic

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Aliens in the Attic

PG

2009

1h 26m

Kids & Family

Sci-Fi

Adventure

Comedy

Fantasy

Action

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A family vacation is anything but restful when young Tom Pearson (Carter Jenkins), his siblings, and his cousins encounter an invading force of tiny aliens who are bent on conquering Earth. The aliens gain control of Ricky, the boyfriend of Tom's sister Bethany (Ashley Tisdale). Using an implant in his brain, they use him to carry out their plot. When Tom learns that the implant works only on grown-ups, he sees a chance to fight off the invaders -- but only if the adults are kept clueless.

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Critics Consensus

Inoffensive and kid-friendly this mundane family comedy is light on imagination.

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Philippa Hawker

The Age (Australia)

09/03/2009

2/5

You get the feeling that the Aliens in the Attic video game probably has more to offer.

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

08/17/2009

2/5

The aliens look like cast-offs from a bad Spielberg film and the whole family are boring examples of Hollywood's ordinary Americans.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

08/14/2009

1/5

Gremlins meets Goonies meets something stultifyingly inept in a sci-fi adventure for the very young.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/01/2020

2.5/4.0

Aliens in the Attic is simply your standard issue, paint-by-numbers family film likely to be most successful with smaller children.

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Nikki Baughan

Roll Credits

10/29/2019

2.5/5

As a piece of cross-generational cinema, Aliens falls rather flat but as a dedicated children's film released into prime school holiday territory, it does exactly what it says on the tin.

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Debbie Baldwin

Ladue News

11/14/2018

6/10

OK, it is a little derivative, but the young actors are all very convincing and Robert Hoffman does some terrific physical comedy after his body is commandeered by the alien leader.

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Damon G

@Dmoney420 Feb 22

Super funny movie grew up watching this movie super great loved it

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Thatscaredycat T

@ProMovieReviewer Jan 22

Classic! Critics are too used to films with a darker tone to appreciate a film simply being fun! This movie is the perfect hangout movie. You can watch it at anytime and feel instantly better!

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Christine D

@chrissyD Dec 27

Niche film that deserves far more views. Absolutely hilarious. I loved it as a child and that love still exists today. Saw the poor reviews on here and was heartbroken so I made an account simply to counter them.

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K G

@KatyG-S Oct 13

Souls recommended me to watch this bizarre movie. This was by the the person behind 2005 DreamWorks movies, Mark Burton. Any filmmaker whose surname is Burton would be the most recommended ones. About the weirdness. It kinda lacks originality. It was cliche at times when the [big] boys were playing around with the boyfriend of Bethany Pearson, who is Ricky. I would feel bad for him, until he turned to be bad & he is kind of like Titan from "Megamind". Then the youngest alien cares for the youngest, tropey. Tom Pearson can be smart in other ways like hacking despite failing at math. About the humour: those cliche moments were funny & how the aliens believed kissing was when lips hugged each other while watching Zorro. About the aliens: that animation was a bit bad - why couldn't they get Blue Sky Studios or Rhythm & Hues to animate them? We all agree the movie is never goat & I rank it below a 7/10, but we can watch & enjoy it.

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Ben P

@RT03959963 Oct 9

Good movie, but nothing too special. Quite a few funny parts, though.

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Greybrother D

@Greybrother Oct 3

A fun idea, sunk by a terrible script. Might still appeal to very young or undiscerning children. Good cast.

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Synopsis

A family vacation is anything but restful when young Tom Pearson (Carter Jenkins), his siblings, and his cousins encounter an invading force of tiny aliens who are bent on conquering Earth. The aliens gain control of Ricky, the boyfriend of Tom's sister Bethany (Ashley Tisdale). Using an implant in his brain, they use him to carry out their plot. When Tom learns that the implant works only on grown-ups, he sees a chance to fight off the invaders -- but only if the adults are kept clueless.

Director: John Schultz
Producer: Barry Josephson
Screenwriter: Mark Burton, Adam F. Goldberg
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Josephson Entertainment
Rating: PG (Language|Action/Violence|Some Suggestive Humor)
Genre: Kids & Family, Sci-Fi, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 31, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $25.2M
Runtime: 1h 26m

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