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6 November 2009 (USA)
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There are four kinds of alien encounters. The fourth kind is abduction. more
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Fact-based thriller involving an ongoing unsolved mystery in Alaska, where one town has seen an extraordinary number of unexplained disappearances during the past 40 years and there are accusations of a federal cover up. full summary | full synopsis
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New Moon enters new phase for Twilight franchise
(From The Guardian - Film News. 24 November 2009, 4:01 AM, PST)
Joshua Jackson to Star in ‘UFO’
(From Atomic Popcorn. 24 November 2009, 3:57 AM, PST)
(From The Guardian - Film News. 24 November 2009, 4:01 AM, PST)
Joshua Jackson to Star in ‘UFO’
(From Atomic Popcorn. 24 November 2009, 3:57 AM, PST)
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Close Encounters, But Not Quite Close Enough.
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US Showtimes:
| AMC Magic Johnson Crenshaw 15 |
Buy tickets:  11:30am | 5:10pm | 10:20
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Milla Jovovich | ... | Abbey Tyler |
 | Will Patton | ... | Sheriff August |
 | Hakeem Kae-Kazim | ... | Awolowa Odusami |
 | Corey Johnson | ... | Tommy Fisher |
 | Enzo Cilenti | ... | Scott Stracinsky |
 | Elias Koteas | ... | Abel Campos |
| Eric Loren | ... | Deputy Ryan |
| Mia McKenna-Bruce | ... | Ashley Tyler |
| Raphaël Coleman | ... | Ronnie Tyler |
 | Daphne Alexander | ... | Theresa |
 | Alisha Seaton | ... | Cindy Stracinski |
| Tyne Rafaeli | ... | Sarah Fisher |
| Pavel Stefanov | ... | Timothy Fisher |
| Kiera McMaster | ... | Joe Fisher |
| Sarah Houghton | ... | Jessica |
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Rated PG-13 for violent/disturbing images, some terror, thematic elements and brief sexuality.
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98 min
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USA:PG-13 (certificate #44661) |
Japan:G |
Ireland:15A |
Singapore:PG |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) |
UK:15
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According to promotional materials from Universal, the film is framed around a psychologist named Abigail Tyler who interviewed traumatized patients in Nome. However Alaska state licensing examiner Jan Mays says she can't find records of an Abigail Tyler ever being licensed in any profession in Alaska. Ron Adler, CEO and director of the Alaska Psychiatric Institute and Denise Dillard, president of the Alaska Psychological Association say they've never heard of Abigail Tyler. Web sites for an "Alaska Psychiatry Journal" and "Alaska News Archive" containing references to Tyler were created by the film's producers, but were outed as hoaxes when it was discovered they were registered a month before the film's release and the purported author of one of the archived news articles stated she had never written it.
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Continuity: The lead-in to the scene where the sheriff is interviewing Dr. Tyler lists the time as 3:45am, but later in that scene, the clock in the background clearly shows 2:15.
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References "Twin Peaks" (1990)
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The Fourth Kind; was it round two of "Paranormal Activity" or a Sequel to "Close Encounters of the Third Kind?" The movie jumps right into the rough and surreal scenario for Alaskan psychologist Abigail Tyler. Coincidental reports by Tyler's patients give a vague but convincing description of extra-terrestrial encounters. "Real" footage, shown in sketchy quality, will leave you idealizing on the actual possibilities of abduction and encounters. A thrill factor? Yea, at several points you might gasp or jump, but nothing too major to force you to look away. As a matter of fact, you might be stuck glaring at the revealed footage, curiously trying to depict whether it is real or just nonsense. That's what it did for me. From the little bits of footage shown, you will likely be shocked. Unfortunately, some of the more important unanswered footage gave me a bad impression on the film. 5/10.