Communion

R

Released Nov 10, 1989

1 hr. 43 min.

Sci-Fi

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43%

14 Reviews

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46%

2,500+ Ratings

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A novelist's (Christopher Walken) wife (Lindsay Crouse) and son (Joel Carlson) see him changed by an apparent encounter with aliens in the mountains.

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bao s

What? LOL!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/07/24

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ari v

4.25/5 A very humanistic and creative treatment of a rather loaded subject.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Carlos I

It's a bit of a confusing mess, dipping into some effective scary science fiction, then all of a sudden switching gears to stark science fact in dealing with the fallout on a human mind and his world around him after an abduction. It's all presented in a hazy dreamlike world that blurs the line of fantasy and reality. I imagine it's much like the experience one would have from being abducted.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/26/22

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kevin w

Aliens abduct a family man (played by Christopher Walken). They make him forget about it, but he starts to remember anyway, a little at a time. Cue eerie suspenseful music. This is a quality effort with pedigree across the board to get to "weird" and "spooky" as a result although "unresolved" is there as well. Walken fans will love this but most others will wish for more.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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delysid d

almost bored to death watching this, i had to watch some old kirk douglas movies to recover

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/23/22

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Audience Member

just awesome creepy vibes. nice filmmaking technique. Something about the visual style is disciplined which gives it a longevity not found in less-well-crafted films from 30 years ago or more. There are a few pieces of bad acting, but mostly it's good, scary, story telling. Not quite "horror" or "thriller", there's a strong psychological component to the story & character development. Really fun watch for me. And of course, Walken's energy is amazing. He's in his mid-40s here and in the middle of his weird beautiful career. O yeah- sometimes he looks straight into the camera. That makes the whole thing worth it. thumbs up, yo.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Philippe Mora

Director

Christopher Walken

Whitley Strieber

Lindsay Crouse

Anne Strieber

Joel Carlson

Andrew Strieber

Frances Sternhagen

Dr. Janet Duffy

Andreas Katsulas

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Eddie Harrison

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…seeing Christopher Walken deep probed by aliens has a real curiosity value for gawkers and thrill-seekers, but Communion’s intermittent sense of quasi-religious conviction is unusual to say the least…

Rated: 3/5

Feb 19, 2024

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Candace Wiggins

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Excellent photography. Excellent soundtrack.

Rated: 3.5/4

May 8, 2023

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Victor Stiff

Victor Stiff Reviews

Communion does an excellent job recreating what ufologists call high strangeness: the hard-to-swallow aspects of an already hard-to-swallow phenomenon.

Feb 15, 2022

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Stefan Birgir Stefans

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Communion isn't a good by any known human standards, however, if we go with my high strangeness theory, that is, that the movie is intentionally weird to invoke the feelings of an abductee in the viewer, then it's a smashing success.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 29, 2021

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Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

Rated: 1/5

Oct 20, 2005

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Michael Szymanski

Wordmag.com

Rated: 1/5

Oct 15, 2005

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Synopsis

A novelist's (Christopher Walken) wife (Lindsay Crouse) and son (Joel Carlson) see him changed by an apparent encounter with aliens in the mountains.

Director: Philippe Mora
Executive Producer: Gary Barber, Paul Redshaw
Screenwriter: Whitley Strieber
Production Co: Allied Vision, The Picture Property Company, Pheasantry Films
Rating: R
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 10, 1989, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 10, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.9M
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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