The Fourth Kind

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The Fourth Kind

PG-13

2009

1h 38m

Mystery & Thriller

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Since the 1960s, a disproportionate number of the population in and around Nome, Alaska, have gone missing. Despite FBI investigations, the disappearances remain a mystery. Dr. Abigail Tyler (Milla Jovovich), a psychologist, may be on the verge of blowing the unsolved cases wide open when, during the course of treating her patients, she finds evidence of alien abductions.

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Critics Consensus

While it boasts a handful of shocks, The Fourth Kind is hokey and clumsy and makes its close encounters seem eerily mundane.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

01/05/2011

C-

[The] ostensible archival footage proves so clunky and transparently phony that the entire gimmick collapses.

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Ian Buckwalter

NPR

07/04/2010

3.9/10

When the director divides the screen into quadrants for his big finish, the effect is just laughable -- but then by that point, the movie is too.

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Joshua Rothkopf

Time Out

11/11/2009

2/5

Unfortunately, none of the subsequent noise is all that scary, and the striving for Paranormal Activity's buzz is shameless.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

03/07/2024

0.5/4

The Fourth Kind is nothing more than an elaborate hoax to draw UFO enthusiasts.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/08/2020

0/4.0

The 'Fifth Kind' is when you're stupid enough to spend your hard earned cash to view what is easily one of 2009's worst films and a surefire Razzie nominee for Worst Picture.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

04/29/2019

C+

Filmed with too many re-creations of the shrink's videotaped sessions.

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John M

@Jmilz Feb 11

I absolutely loved this movie when I saw it in theaters! I had paranormal experiences and even joined a indigo meetup group before this movie came out. One member recalled his first memory of being taken. It was exactly how they took the young boy in this movie. This movie weaved experiences and history into it's story telling which made it such a gem for me. It felt real, the suspense made me feel dread, and the shock at the end was perfect. Real or not, those who've experienced the paranormal, see/feel the parallels that it spun together in this film! It's legit! Buy it!!

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Steven E

@Lestat1994 Feb 5

I thought the movie was absolutely stunning. Milla Jovovich performance was totally awesome. She had so much depth to her character and the atmosphere of this movie was eerie and creepy. Though this movie was a hoax it made me believe that this really did happen and makes you think that thick could've happened to people till this day. We don't know what is really out there and if aliens do exist but it gives you an out the box theory. I don't understand why people did not enjoy this film it had so much emotion to each of the characters. Till this day I still have nightmares of that white owl.

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Jason W

@RT21899927 Dec 21

The concept is good, but the use of fictional archives pushed as real crumbles in the first few moments as it is quite obvious the whole thing is staged (also the Abigale being interviewed is not good and the delivery of the lines is terrible). The cast is well put together but it's hard to look past the unsteady narrative.

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Nicholas t

@nicktalbert2025 Oct 5

i think the movie is not a good movie

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Kelly Ann M

@RT74996434 Sep 22

I can’t believe how boring and unbelievable this was. If you want to sit through Mila Jovovich whispering the entirely of the movie that does not feature one scary scene, then go for it.

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Ricardo d

@RT43154676 Aug 30

Eu dormi, umas 5 vezes até chegar ao fim. A melhor personagem é a dra entrevistada. O resto é uma dramatização do João Klebber.

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Synopsis

Since the 1960s, a disproportionate number of the population in and around Nome, Alaska, have gone missing. Despite FBI investigations, the disappearances remain a mystery. Dr. Abigail Tyler (Milla Jovovich), a psychologist, may be on the verge of blowing the unsolved cases wide open when, during the course of treating her patients, she finds evidence of alien abductions.

Director: Olatunde Osunsanmi
Producer: Paul Brooks, Joe Carnahan, Terry Lee Robbins
Screenwriter: Olatunde Osunsanmi
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Gold Circle Films, Chambara Pictures, Universal Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Some Terror|Brief Sexuality|Thematic Elements|Violent and Disturbing Images)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 6, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 12, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $25.5M
Runtime: 1h 38m

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