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Family man Sam Phillips (Philip Sayer) has been missing for three years when he suddenly returns home to his son, Tony (Simon Nash), and wife, Rachel (Bernice Stegers). Though Tony has clung to the hopes of his father's return, his mother has moved on and is involved with another man. Rachel still has a place in her heart for her husband, but the love triangle is rudely interrupted when it becomes apparent that Sam's disappearance was the result of an alien abduction, and he's no longer human.

Critics Reviews

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Xtro is an ugly, mean-spirited and despairing thriller that left me thoroughly depressed. Why was this movie made? What vision filled the filmmakers with a desire to share this work with an audience? Rated: 1/4 Oct 23, 2004 Full Review Jorge Loser Espinof ... Turns a space visit into a nightmare about monstrous paternity, the abuse or traumatic reproduction, into a sum of totally insane and unpredictable dream paths where the only common thread seems to be flesh degradation. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 4/5 Mar 15, 2023 Full Review Alan Jones Starburst Xtro's potential was enormous but as it stands it is brilliant in one area only and that is its consistent mediocrity - and that's a shame. Jul 29, 2022 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins A visual mess of sci-fi/horror clichés. Rated: 3/10 Sep 8, 2020 Full Review Michelle Kisner The Movie Sleuth It's a trashy and disgusting Alien rip-off that will take you on a trip you will not soon forget. Mar 4, 2019 Full Review James Evans Starburst Xtro has... some great attempts at atmosphere and an emotional core to the story and if you get with the general sense of escalating weirdness you'll have a good time. Rated: 8/10 Jun 1, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Robson C O pai de Tony é considerado desaparecido há três anos, desde que sumiu sem deixar rastros. Ele, então, retorna, decidido a reencontrar sua família. Porém sua esposa está em outo relacionamento, mas se sente balançada pelo retorno do marido. O que ninguém sabe é que Sam não é mais o mesmo homem. Produção britânica barata que, apesar de mostrar desde o início tudo o que aconteceu ao Sam, faz uma mistura de vários ingredientes no seu roteiro, o que acaba soando desconexo. Para quem é fã de filmes body horror, ele é repleto de cenas bem nojentas, destacando o parto de Sam, nascendo como um homem adulto, de uma mulher atacada por um alienígena. O filme tem 1h20, então ele é sempre direto, mesmo com a novelinha envolvendo o triângulo amoroso entre Sam, sua esposa e o atual namorado dela. O filme tem uma boa atmosfera de suspense e terror, mas a quantidade de ideias que surgem, mais parece que várias pessoas deram pitaco no roteiro. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/26/25 Full Review thiago s Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas de terror são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/11/25 Full Review Jonathan T This is an excellent film! Such a nice surprise! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/24/24 Full Review Entity P Xtro is gross and disturbing in an attempt to hide the fact the film contains no real horror. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/17/23 Full Review mauricio e Jamás logran explicar de alguna forma lo que sucede, por lo que debemos asumir mucho de lo que vemos. Las actuaciones ambiguas que rozan la esquizofrenia tampoco ayudan; y los efectos envejecieron bastante mal. Eso sí, el ambiente deprimente y el final "insatisfactorio" me agradan bastante. Bien jugado. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Creepy not only as a horror-movie but also as a movie lacking any elaborate scenario. Though the premises are quite interesting the result obviously requires more polishing. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Family man Sam Phillips (Philip Sayer) has been missing for three years when he suddenly returns home to his son, Tony (Simon Nash), and wife, Rachel (Bernice Stegers). Though Tony has clung to the hopes of his father's return, his mother has moved on and is involved with another man. Rachel still has a place in her heart for her husband, but the love triangle is rudely interrupted when it becomes apparent that Sam's disappearance was the result of an alien abduction, and he's no longer human.
Director
Harry Bromley-Davenport
Producer
Mark Forstater
Rating
R
Genre
Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Sep 20, 2005
Runtime
1h 20m
Sound Mix
Surround