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Aliens in the Attic

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

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Philippa Hawker The Age (Australia) You get the feeling that the Aliens in the Attic video game probably has more to offer. Rated: 2/5 Sep 3, 2009 Full Review Derek Malcolm London Evening Standard The aliens look like cast-offs from a bad Spielberg film and the whole family are boring examples of Hollywood's ordinary Americans. Rated: 2/5 Aug 17, 2009 Full Review Kevin Maher The Times (UK) Gremlins meets Goonies meets something stultifyingly inept in a sci-fi adventure for the very young. Rated: 1/5 Aug 14, 2009 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Aliens in the Attic is simply your standard issue, paint-by-numbers family film likely to be most successful with smaller children. Rated: 2.5/4.0 Sep 1, 2020 Full Review Nikki Baughan Roll Credits 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. Rated: 2.5/5 Oct 29, 2019 Full Review Debbie Baldwin Ladue News 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. Rated: 6/10 Nov 14, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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K G 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. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/13/25 Full Review Ben P Good movie, but nothing too special. Quite a few funny parts, though. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/09/25 Full Review Greybrother D A fun idea, sunk by a terrible script. Might still appeal to very young or undiscerning children. Good cast. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/03/25 Full Review Mark M Overall watchable but serves as your average dinner Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/06/25 Full Review Game D Great film, love ricky, go watch it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/29/25 Full Review Leo It’s an alright average film. Nothing special about it though Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/12/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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John Schultz

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Carter Jenkins

Tom

Austin Butler

Jake

Ashley Tisdale

Bethany

Kevin Nealon

Stuart Pearson

Robert Hoffman

Ricky Dillman

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Aliens in the Attic

(Left) Ashley Boettcher as Hannah in "Aliens in the Attic." A scene from the film "Aliens in the Attic." Robert Hoffman as Ricky in "Aliens in the Attic." (L-R) Carter Jenkins as Tom, Henry Young as Art, Regan Young as Lee, Ashley Boettcher as Hannah, Austin Butler as Jake and Ashley Tisdale as Bethany in "Aliens in the Attic." Ashley Tisdale as Bethany in "Aliens in the Attic." (L-R) Austin Butler as Jake and Carter Jenkins as Tom in "Aliens in the Attic." (L-R) Ashley Boettcher as Hannah, Ashley Tisdale as Bethany and Kevin Nealon as Stuart in "Aliens in the Attic." (L-R) Ashley Tisdale as Bethany, Gillian Vigman as Nina, Ashley Boettcher as Hannah, Kevin Nealon as Stuart, Andy Richter as Uncle Nathan, Doris Roberts as Nana Rose, Carter Jenkins as Tom, Austin Butler as Jake, Henri Young as Art and Regan Young as Lee in "Aliens in the Attic." (Left) Ashley Boettcher as Hannah in "Aliens in the Attic." (L-R) Carter Jenkins as Tom and Austin Butler as Jake in "Aliens in the Attic." View more photos

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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
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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