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6 November 2009 (USA)
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Tagline:
There are four kinds of alien encounters. The fourth kind is abduction. more
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Fact-based thriller involving an ongoing unsolved mystery in Alaska, where one town has seen an extraordinary number of unexplained disappearances during the past 40 years and there are accusations of a federal cover up. full summary | full synopsis
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Paranormal’s Peli Has Shot Area 51 – Paramount to Distribute
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Dinner For Fiends: Hits and Misses Part 2 - Countdown to Armageddon!
(From Dread Central. 25 November 2009, 11:25 AM, PST)
(From HeyUGuys. 30 November 2009, 2:34 PM, PST)
Dinner For Fiends: Hits and Misses Part 2 - Countdown to Armageddon!
(From Dread Central. 25 November 2009, 11:25 AM, PST)
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What a joke.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Milla Jovovich | ... | Abbey Tyler |
 | Will Patton | ... | Sheriff August |
 | Hakeem Kae-Kazim | ... | Awolowa Odusami |
 | Corey Johnson | ... | Tommy Fisher |
 | Enzo Cilenti | ... | Scott Stracinsky |
 | Elias Koteas | ... | Abel Campos |
| Eric Loren | ... | Deputy Ryan |
| Mia McKenna-Bruce | ... | Ashley Tyler |
| Raphaël Coleman | ... | Ronnie Tyler |
 | Daphne Alexander | ... | Theresa |
 | Alisha Seaton | ... | Cindy Stracinski |
| Tyne Rafaeli | ... | Sarah Fisher |
| Pavel Stefanov | ... | Timothy Fisher |
| Kiera McMaster | ... | Joe Fisher |
| Sarah Houghton | ... | Jessica |
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Rated PG-13 for violent/disturbing images, some terror, thematic elements and brief sexuality.
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98 min
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USA:PG-13 (certificate #44661) |
Japan:G |
Ireland:15A |
Singapore:PG |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) |
UK:15
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The real Nome is 51% native American, but there are no indigenous characters in the film (at least not stated to be).
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Errors in geography: Nome is in a relatively flat, tundra area. Yet the Nome in the films is in a valley surrounded by high mountains.
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References "Twin Peaks" (1990)
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The Fourth Kind is simply an awful movie. It is not entertaining or frightening. It does, however, manage to insult the intelligence of the viewer with terrible acting, a weak plot, and a ridiculous premise. The ridiculous premise is made more ridiculous by the film's disingenuous suggestion that it is based on true events (which it is not).
It contains footage of a pseudo-documentary, which insults the intelligence of the viewer, by simply having different actors play the same characters during the fake documentary. The premise that there were an unusually high number of disappearances in Nome, Alaska is simply not true. The "fact" that there has been an unusual amount of FBI visits to Nome overlooks the fact that (1) criminals often flea to remote areas of Alaska to escape the authorities and (2) there is a lot of pot being grown up there in the summer time due to the seclusion and cover the forests provide from the government. Its also a great place to hide meth labs. So, yes, the Feds visit Nome quite a bit, and its not because of aliens! The film tries to use subtle imagery and a slow build up of tension to create an atmosphere or intrigue and fear, but it is so poorly conceived and directed that it just comes off forced and ridiculous.