Occupation

R

Released Jul 20, 2018

2h 0m

Sci-Fi

Action

Drama

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48%

21 Reviews

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87%

1,000+ Ratings

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Some town residents have to band together after a devastating alien invasion. As they struggle to survive, they realize they must stay one step ahead of their attackers and work together for a chance to strike back.

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Green G

This is a terrible movie. Slow motion action scenes, the gratuitous use of explosives, cheesy background music: it just doesn't get any worse than this. The plot of townspeople with little to no military training saving the world from an alien invasion is preposterous. I literally feel as if I wasted 2hours of my life watching this garbage. Smh.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/11/23

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Darren W

Who doesnt love an Aussie movie? While it doesn't have the Hollywood budget it is still a good watch with a good story.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/11/23

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Rea K

The storyline was good, acting was good and I definitely enjoyed watching it til the end.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/14/23

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Jeff F

This is super low budget, Sci-Fi channel quality, forgettable blandness. Its not as badly done as an Asylum movie. But this is an obviously a direct to video movie made for 60 year old dads or foreign markets like Russia or South America. This is boring. Lacks originality. And was made solely so that people could get paid.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/18/23

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Tina S

I truly can't believe this movie has such a high audience score. This was one of the worst movies I have ever seen. It should've been a "made for TV" thing (I don't think it was even good enough for television). Everything about this movie was ridiculous. You have a woman with a pretty significant baby bump and 8 months later, the woman is STILL pregnant? A guy is in a coma, but miraculously wakes up and is ready to fight, just from someone pouring a bucket of water on him lmao! If you are looking for a serious movie about Aliens, look elsewhere. I'm laughing right now thinking about the Aliens in this movie. They were so poorly done. The ailen weapons looked like they weighed a pound, the way the humans carried them around. Oh, and of course, the aliens were called "the greys" lol. Whoever created this movie should be fired. Period.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/18/23

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Al A

Good action and interesting sub plots. Looking forward to seeing the sequel.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/10/23

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Luke Sparke

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Dan Ewing

Matt Simmons

Temuera Morrison

Peter Bartlett

Stephany Jacobsen

Amelia Chambers

Rhiannon Fish

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Justin Lowe

Hollywood Reporter

Occupation gets the job done with a minimum of fuss and an abundance of explosive set pieces that will likely endear it to domestic fans, even if it's mostly forgettable otherwise.

Jul 26, 2018

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James Berardinelli

ReelViews

There are no characters sufficiently developed to be worth caring about and no suspense in any of the chaotic and badly choreographed battle sequences.

Rated: 1/4

Jul 22, 2018

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

This is the rare action movie that's almost more exciting when the characters put down their guns and take up an argument.

Jul 19, 2018

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Alistair Lawrence

Common Sense Media

After an intriguing set up, Occupation quickly leans on cliched character types and storylines that an original setting still can't make interesting.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 9, 2021

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Emilie Black

Cinema Crazed

Occupation is a well-made sci-fi invasion romp that takes the subject and gives it a realism that works for it.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 11, 2020

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Andiee Paviour

Nobody's Reading This But Me

Before a tribe of aliens attack Earth, meanly blasting the bejesus out of everything in their path, night-time footie in a small Aussie town is as home-grown as it gets.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 7, 2019

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Synopsis

Some town residents have to band together after a devastating alien invasion. As they struggle to survive, they realize they must stay one step ahead of their attackers and work together for a chance to strike back.

Director: Luke Sparke
Producer: Luke Sparke, Geoff Imrie, Russell Sharp
Screenwriter: Luke Sparke
Distributor: Saban Films
Production Co: SparkeFilms History Design, Saban Films
Rating: R (Some Language)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Drama
Original Language: English (Australia)
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 20, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 20, 2018
Runtime: 2h 0m

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