I Am Number Four

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I Am Number Four

PG-13

2011

1h 50m

Action

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

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John Smith (Alex Pettyfer) seems like an ordinary teenager, but he is an alien on the run from merciless enemies hunting him and the eight others like him. Always changing his identity and moving to different towns with his guardian, Henri (Timothy Olyphant), John has no real past and no true home. However, in the small Ohio town where he now lives, he discovers love, powerful new abilities, and a connection to others of his kind.

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Critics Consensus

It's positioned as the start of a franchise, but I Am Number Four's familiar plot and unconvincing performances add up to one noisy, derivative, and ultimately forgettable sci-fi thriller.

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Philip French

Guardian

02/28/2011

The logic is dodgy, and the most frightening aspect is the sequel promised at the end.

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

02/25/2011

2/5

If Pettyfer and Agron were less amorphous figureheads, and there had been a better script, the enjoyment might have been more.

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Anthony Quinn

Independent (UK)

02/25/2011

2/5

Its slavish adherence to formula is pitiful, but this patchy knock-off may do just enough to earn itself another go-round.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

07/31/2023

1.5/4

There’s simply nothing exceptional about the film, which becomes a problem when its foundation comes almost exclusively from established pop-culture material.

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James McMahon

NME (New Musical Express)

05/25/2021

2/5

Stylistically it's a mess too. The film contains little, at source, that is its own...

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/11/2020

2.5/4.0

A modestly interesting but mostly paint-by-numbers rip-off of better cinematic adventures.

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Ant h

Nov 13

Watching this in 2025, I really enjoyed it. I really don’t know why the movie is on low reviews. Man, I want part 2 where they find others. Wish there is more !

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Michael S.

@mstrocko Nov 10

Silly teen angst in a lousy sci-fi movie. Olyphant is the only worthwhile part of the film.

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Taylor C.

@Steelersfan43 Oct 20

Absolutely love the books unfortunately they didn’t follow the books at all it’s such a shame and I really hope they try again one day the actors who are in it are exactly to a T how I pictured them in the books there’s just so much wrong and I’ve read the books probably 10 times and pray they figure out this movie cause I’d love to see all the books into movies

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Alex M

Aug 18

I have when general movie watchers and book readers say this movie it not good because it is damn good!!! I love it and want to have a sequel! So whatever the reason was that this movie was not promoted a it should be - do better in sequel and get the money flow in! I want to have the sequel!

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Aug 3

I remember watching this a long time ago and never gave my review. Well here it is; not worth it. Didn't follow the book well enough and not to mention, the actors are too old. I understand it may look wrong for casting directors to look up how high school kids look but they could always visit family members.

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Alejo O

Jun 6

Pienso que no es la mejor pero si se le hubiera dado continuacion hubiera sorprendido era algo diferente a vampiros y lobos lo cual si le hubiéramos dado la oportunidad en ese tiempo para ver algo diferente, los libros son bestiales y super buenos la peli no lo es tanto pero tampoco es la peor uno no puede esperar que traigan todo igual de un libro a la pantalla porque no habría sorpresas, ojalá hagan algo talvez un reebot o algo porque la verdad lo merece

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Synopsis

John Smith (Alex Pettyfer) seems like an ordinary teenager, but he is an alien on the run from merciless enemies hunting him and the eight others like him. Always changing his identity and moving to different towns with his guardian, Henri (Timothy Olyphant), John has no real past and no true home. However, in the small Ohio town where he now lives, he discovers love, powerful new abilities, and a connection to others of his kind.

Director: D.J. Caruso
Producer: Michael Bay
Screenwriter: Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, Marti Noxon
Distributor: Walt Disney
Production Co: DreamWorks, Bay Films
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Sequences of Action|Brief Language|Intense Sequences of Violence)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 18, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $55.1M
Runtime: 1h 50m

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