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Xtro

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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 10/23/2004
1/4
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? Go to Full Review
Jorge Loser Espinof 03/15/2023
4/5
... 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] Go to Full Review
Alan Jones Starburst 07/29/2022
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. Go to Full Review
Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 09/08/2020
3/10
A visual mess of sci-fi/horror clichés. Go to Full Review
Michelle Kisner The Movie Sleuth 03/04/2019
It's a trashy and disgusting Alien rip-off that will take you on a trip you will not soon forget. Go to Full Review
James Evans Starburst 06/01/2018
8/10
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. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Irate T @IrateTyrant Oct 1 Sci-Fi Horror gore with ideas at every corner This movie excels in taking the weirdest ideas possible and then adding effects that further weird you out. It's an absolutely feast of ideas that come together haphazardly to create a highly entertaining viewing experience. The acting is okay, but Phil Sayer especially does a good job as the doppelganger father. The black panther was over-the-top and one of the weaker ideas in the movie. The rest is memorable sci-fi/horror goodness. Even the British accents make the experience somehow more tolerable. Good job! See more Robson C Jul 26 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. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Jun 11 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. See more Jonathan T 01/24/2024 This is an excellent film! Such a nice surprise! See more Entity P 08/15/2023 Xtro is gross and disturbing in an attempt to hide the fact the film contains no real horror. See more mauricio e 11/12/2022 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. See more 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