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The Fourth Kind

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Since the 1960s, a disproportionate number of the population in and around Nome, Alaska, have gone missing. Despite FBI investigations, the disappearances remain a mystery. Dr. Abigail Tyler (Milla Jovovich), a psychologist, may be on the verge of blowing the unsolved cases wide open when, during the course of treating her patients, she finds evidence of alien abductions.
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While it boasts a handful of shocks, The Fourth Kind is hokey and clumsy and makes its close encounters seem eerily mundane.

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Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness [The] ostensible archival footage proves so clunky and transparently phony that the entire gimmick collapses. Rated: C- Jan 5, 2011 Full Review Ian Buckwalter NPR When the director divides the screen into quadrants for his big finish, the effect is just laughable -- but then by that point, the movie is too. Rated: 3.9/10 Jul 4, 2010 Full Review Joshua Rothkopf Time Out Unfortunately, none of the subsequent noise is all that scary, and the striving for Paranormal Activity's buzz is shameless. Rated: 2/5 Nov 11, 2009 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review The Fourth Kind is nothing more than an elaborate hoax to draw UFO enthusiasts. Rated: 0.5/4 Mar 7, 2024 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com The 'Fifth Kind' is when you're stupid enough to spend your hard earned cash to view what is easily one of 2009's worst films and a surefire Razzie nominee for Worst Picture. Rated: 0/4.0 Sep 8, 2020 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Filmed with too many re-creations of the shrink's videotaped sessions. Rated: C+ Apr 29, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Nicholas t i think the movie is not a good movie Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/05/25 Full Review Kelly Ann M I can’t believe how boring and unbelievable this was. If you want to sit through Mila Jovovich whispering the entirely of the movie that does not feature one scary scene, then go for it. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/22/25 Full Review Ricardo d Eu dormi, umas 5 vezes até chegar ao fim. A melhor personagem é a dra entrevistada. O resto é uma dramatização do João Klebber. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/30/25 Full Review Blu B The editing isn't good and is just weird honestly. Split screens with real footage, editing in audio recordings, real footage cuts, and making it feel like were watching paranormal activity at times, I don't know it's just very distracting and odd. The acting and music is alright but everything else is subpar. This is like watching a Lifetime Horror movie. The real footage should've been saved at the end and rolled during the credits. Not the entire runtime. Half this film is real footage. Also having the cast at the start give warnings gives it like a Golden Era movie feel almost oddly. The shaky cam, direction that feels distracting at times, and just very repetitive scenes that don't really add anything. Ohh look another poscession epsiode that really doesn't add anything. We know something is going on but don't really learn anything new. There also outside of Milla's character really no character development at all. Milla also is the one good thing in this with a great performance overall. She's giving it everything she's got. Everyone else though is so forgettable or just reiterates plot. I'll give it that it's focused on the events but they just don't flow into a cohesive narrative and I question whether a feature film was the way to go with this and not a Barbra Walters hour special. It also can't decide if it wants to be a demon poscession type film or Sci-Fi thriller on top of the weird editing not including the tone. It's a interesting subject matter that deserves attention but I'm not sure this is the way to go about it. It needed heavy reworking. Skip it. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/10/25 Full Review Bisc I Can I put zero stars on this please? Laughable. Go and do something more interesting instead. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/09/25 Full Review Mark C Desperate attempt to make a good movie. Making fake videos to use them in the movie and claim they are real… Makes this double fiction and just doubles the unfortunate disappointment and time wasted watching. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/10/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Olatunde Osunsanmi

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Milla Jovovich

Dr. Abigail Tyler

Will Patton

Sheriff August

Elias Koteas

Dr. Abel Campos

Corey Johnson

Tommy

Enzo Cilenti

Scott

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A scene from the film "The Fourth Kind." A scene from the film "The Fourth Kind." (L-R) Milla Jovovich as Dr. Abigail Tyler and Elias Koteas as Dr. Campos in "The Fourth Kind." (L-R) Milla Jovovich as Dr. Abigail Tyler, Hakeem Kae-Kazim as Alolowa and Elias Koteas as Dr. Campos in "The Fourth Kind." Milla Jovovich as Dr. Abigail Tyler in "The Fourth Kind." Milla Jovovich as Dr. Abigail Tyler in "The Fourth Kind." (L-R) Milla Jovovich as Dr. Abigail Tyler and Will Patton as Sheriff August in "The Fourth Kind." Milla Jovovich as Dr. Abigail Tyler in "The Fourth Kind." (Foreground L-R) Milla Jovovich as Dr. Abigail Tyler and Will Patton as Sheriff August in "The Fourth Kind." Will Patton as Sheriff August in "The Fourth Kind." View more photos

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Synopsis Since the 1960s, a disproportionate number of the population in and around Nome, Alaska, have gone missing. Despite FBI investigations, the disappearances remain a mystery. Dr. Abigail Tyler (Milla Jovovich), a psychologist, may be on the verge of blowing the unsolved cases wide open when, during the course of treating her patients, she finds evidence of alien abductions.
Director
Olatunde Osunsanmi
Producer
Paul Brooks, Joe Carnahan, Terry Lee Robbins
Screenwriter
Olatunde Osunsanmi
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Gold Circle Films, Chambara Pictures, Universal Pictures
Rating
PG-13 (Some Terror|Brief Sexuality|Thematic Elements|Violent and Disturbing Images)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 6, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 12, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$25.5M
Runtime
1h 38m
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