Earth to Echo

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Earth to Echo

PG

2014

1h 29m

Kids & Family

Sci-Fi

Adventure

Drama

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After a construction project begins in their neighborhood, best friends Tuck (Brian "Astro" Bradley), Alex (Teo Halm) and Munch (Reese C. Hartwig) begin receiving strange, encoded messages on their cell phones. They immediately inform their parents and the authorities, but when no one takes them seriously, the youths decide to crack the code themselves and trace the messages to their source. The youths' curiosity leads them to a robotic extraterrestrial who desperately needs their help.

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Critics Consensus

Earth to Echo doesn't do itself any favors by beggaring comparison to E.T., but for younger viewers, it should prove a reasonably entertaining diversion.

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Joe McGovern

Entertainment Weekly

12/03/2014

C-

The mildewed found-footage technique allows some tension to build from offscreen action, but also renders the knockoff John Williams score inexplicable.

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

07/26/2014

3/5

Worth seeing for those who haven't seen it all before.

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

07/25/2014

3/5

If you distilled this not intolerable film into a bottle, you could happily market it is as Essence of Spielberg.

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JD Duran

InSession Film

08/19/2024

C

Earth to Echo, it’s not that I’m mad at you, I’m just disappointed. Or is that just worse to say?

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Robert Sims

Lights Camera Austin

01/22/2022

From start to finish, Earth to Echo wants to jog our memories about the unforgettable experiences we have experienced with our best friends.

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

02/01/2021

2/5

Amiable but not terribly exciting. It has a distinct direct-to-video vibe, despite at least one eye-popping sequence of a truck being dismantled and reassembled.

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@GAVINSISEMORE Dec 7

As a kid this movie was amazing! definitely didn't appeal as much as it used to for me but if you have kids and are looking for a good family night movie this is a must see!

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Avi L

Aug 7

As a child this was a masterpiece to me.

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Charlie M

Mar 31

Not a masterpiece by any means when im looking at it as a boring adult; however, as a kid it was most definately a masterpiece.

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Hyper K

10/23/2024

one of the best and most nostalgic movies i ever seen, i love it with all my heart, watch it

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Emi Q

09/07/2024

Am i the only one who loved this movie? I know it’s by no means a perfect movie but for what it is, this movie will always have a special place in my heart

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Joseph B

08/11/2024

The way the film is shot makes it very realistic from the POV of teens making a film. It shows a great representation of friendship with very talented young actors and many intense/emotional scenes.

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Dave Green

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Astro

Tuck

Teo Halm

Alex

Reese Hartwig

Munch

Ella Wahlestedt

Emma

Jason Gray-Stanford

Dr. Lawrence Madsen

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Synopsis

After a construction project begins in their neighborhood, best friends Tuck (Brian "Astro" Bradley), Alex (Teo Halm) and Munch (Reese C. Hartwig) begin receiving strange, encoded messages on their cell phones. They immediately inform their parents and the authorities, but when no one takes them seriously, the youths decide to crack the code themselves and trace the messages to their source. The youths' curiosity leads them to a robotic extraterrestrial who desperately needs their help.

Director: Dave Green
Producer: Ryan Kavanaugh, Andrew Panay
Screenwriter: Henry Gayden
Distributor: Relativity Media
Production Co: Panay Films
Rating: PG (Some Action/Peril|Mild Language)
Genre: Kids & Family, Sci-Fi, Adventure, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 2, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 7, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $38.9M
Runtime: 1h 29m
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby Digital

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