Luis and the Aliens

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Luis and the Aliens

PG

2018

1h 26m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Sci-Fi

Animation

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A 12-year-old boy embarks on a wild quest to help three tiny extraterrestrials return to their huge mother ship.

Jake Wilson

The Age (Australia)

09/14/2018

2/5

The actual plot is thin to the point of absurdity, much of it hinging on the aliens stumbling on an Earth infomercial and conceiving the desire to buy a certain kind of vibrating mat.

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

08/31/2018

1/5

Tonally and narratively, Luis and the Aliens is a dog's dinner.

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Ed Potton

The Times (UK)

08/24/2018

1/5

Parents will have to be end-of-holidays desperate to take their little darlings to this punishingly uninspired animation.

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James Croot

The Post NZ

08/29/2018

3.5/5

While the characters and situations may be a little too predictable and farcical for sustained enjoyable supervised viewing, there's an overall feeling of fun that emanates from the just-right running time.

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Adam Fresco

Flicks (AU, NZ, UK)

08/29/2018

1/5

It has the feel of a movie put together by a committee, determined to reach for mediocrity.

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Matthew Bond

The Mail on Sunday (UK)

08/27/2018

2/5

A cartoon in which charm and humour are missing.

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Vocomchris K.

@Vocomchris Sep 9

It had some good moments but the animation and voice acting leaves a lot to be desired. It’s obvious that more time was spent on the latter scenes as they appear much better than the rest of the film. Some good laughs but more depressing moments than fun ones.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 May 21

What the flying ****?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Chillinator12

Mar 13

I loved the part where Luis tried to commit check fraud

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Robby R

02/09/2025

I have watched this movie quite a few times with my friends, and it is just so bad that it's kinda good. If you're just wanting to watch a dumb movie at a sleepover or something, this is the right movie. They definitely taught some of the voice actors English for this movie, but it's not a terrible movie, and some of the humor comes from the stupid way that some words are pronounced. (i.e boo-gur)

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Kris S

01/31/2025

The animation definitely isn't up there with the top animation companies or whatever but for a movie that I sat down and watched with my little sister over the weekend, it's actually pretty funny. The characters are likeable and the plot is entertaining enough. The movie is good in its own unique way, at least I think. I'd recommend it if you're fond of stupid and funny kids movies. I would not recommend it if you are a killjoy movie critic.

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Katherine Claire T

01/28/2025

I think Jesus hates humanity because of this film

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Synopsis

A 12-year-old boy embarks on a wild quest to help three tiny extraterrestrials return to their huge mother ship.

Director: Wolfgang Lauenstein, Christoph Lauenstein, Sean McCormack
Producer: Emely Christians, Jessica Labi, Jean-Marie Musique, Christine Parisse, Frédérique Vinel, Joseph Wilka
Screenwriter: Wolfgang Lauenstein, Christoph Lauenstein, Sean McCormack
Distributor: Viva Pictures
Production Co: Copenhagen Film Fund, A. Film, Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA), Luxembourg Film Fund, Telepool, China Film Digital Film Development (Beijing), Majestic Filmverleih, Ulysses Filmproduktion, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Global Screen, Studio Rakete, Medienstiftung Schleswig-Holstein (MSH), Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF), Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, Det Danske Filminstitut, Fabrique d'Images, Majestic Filmproduktion
Rating: PG (Some Rude Humor and Action)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 17, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 4, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $154.2K
Runtime: 1h 26m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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