I Am Number Four

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I Am Number Four

PG-13

Released Feb 18, 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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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

Rated: B-

Feb 18, 2012

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Philip French

Guardian

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

Feb 28, 2011

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

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

Rated: 2/5

Feb 25, 2011

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

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

Rated: 1.5/4

Jul 31, 2023

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James McMahon

NME (New Musical Express)

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

Rated: 2/5

May 25, 2021

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

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

Rated: 2.5/4.0

Sep 11, 2020

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John B

Incredibly dumb and poorly acted, feels like watching paint dry

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/31/24

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nardus m

I hope they can make a number two, although I see the Critics doesn't like it because it isn't "realistic" it is a sci-fi film and it was excellent, I seldom watch movies till the end, but its the 2nd time I've watched this and its excellent, this sould be a series.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/13/24

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Nick v

Just a solid, entertaining movie.. shame there was never a sequel made

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/08/24

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Jamal M

I loved this move it really deserves a sequel!! I've been into super hero movies all my life the critics that gave this movie a bad review really need to find something to do that they are actually good at because they are totally wrong about this, look at the box office numbers vs the budget numbers! Bring on the Sequel!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/18/24

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Tyler M

I hope the second movie comes out!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/30/24

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Maynard J

I loved this movie, the books are amazing, too bad it did not get more love because they left it wide open and can get tons of amazing story from the books.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/26/24

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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: Bay Films, DreamWorks
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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