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The Fourth Kind

  • 2009
  • PG-13
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
80K
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Milla Jovovich, Will Patton, and Corey Johnson in The Fourth Kind (2009)
An investigator (Jovovich) is dispatched to Nome, Alaska to puzzle out a 40-year-long mystery involving an extraordinary number of unexplained disappearances in the town. Her videotaped evidence looks to present the most convincing evidence of alien abduction ever documented.
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A 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 o... Read allA 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.A 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.

  • Director
    • Olatunde Osunsanmi
  • Writers
    • Olatunde Osunsanmi
    • Terry Robbins
  • Stars
    • Milla Jovovich
    • Elias Koteas
    • Will Patton
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    80K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,723
    1,165
    • Director
      • Olatunde Osunsanmi
    • Writers
      • Olatunde Osunsanmi
      • Terry Robbins
    • Stars
      • Milla Jovovich
      • Elias Koteas
      • Will Patton
    • 409User reviews
    • 186Critic reviews
    • 34Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Videos6

    The Fourth Kind: Trailer #1
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    The Fourth Kind: Dr. Tyler Tries To Remember
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    The Fourth Kind: Dr. Tyler Under Hypnosis
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    The Fourth Kind: Dr. Tyler Tells Sheriff August
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    Author Marie D. Jones Discusses The Fourth Kind
    Featurette 3:26
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    The Fourth Kind
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    Milla Jovovich and Elias Koteas in The Fourth Kind (2009)
    Milla Jovovich and Elias Koteas in The Fourth Kind (2009)
    Milla Jovovich in The Fourth Kind (2009)
    Olatunde Osunsanmi in The Fourth Kind (2009)
    Milla Jovovich in The Fourth Kind (2009)
    Milla Jovovich in The Fourth Kind (2009)
    Milla Jovovich in The Fourth Kind (2009)
    Milla Jovovich in The Fourth Kind (2009)
    Olatunde Osunsanmi in The Fourth Kind (2009)
    Olatunde Osunsanmi in The Fourth Kind (2009)
    Milla Jovovich and Will Patton in The Fourth Kind (2009)
    Milla Jovovich and Will Patton in The Fourth Kind (2009)

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    Milla Jovovich
    Milla Jovovich
    • Abbey Tyler…
    Elias Koteas
    Elias Koteas
    • Abel Campos
    Will Patton
    Will Patton
    • Sheriff August
    Hakeem Kae-Kazim
    Hakeem Kae-Kazim
    • Awolowa Odusami
    Corey Johnson
    Corey Johnson
    • Tommy Fisher
    Enzo Cilenti
    Enzo Cilenti
    • Scott Stracinsky
    Eric Loren
    Eric Loren
    • Deputy Ryan
    Mia McKenna-Bruce
    Mia McKenna-Bruce
    • Ashley Tyler
    Raphaël Coleman
    Raphaël Coleman
    • Ronnie Tyler
    Daphne Alexander
    Daphne Alexander
    • Theresa
    Alisha Seaton
    Alisha Seaton
    • Cindy Stracinski
    Tyne Rafaeli
    • Sarah Fisher
    Paul Stefanov
    • Timothy Fisher
    • (as Pavel Stefanov)
    Kiera McMaster
    • Joe Fisher
    Sara Houghton
    • Jessica
    Julian Vergov
    Julian Vergov
    • Will Tyler
    Ioan Karamfilov
    Ioan Karamfilov
    • Ralph
    Charlotte Milchard
    Charlotte Milchard
    • Dr. Abigail Tyler
    • Director
      • Olatunde Osunsanmi
    • Writers
      • Olatunde Osunsanmi
      • Terry Robbins
    • All cast & crew
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      "The Fourth Kind" is a reference to scientist J. Allen Hyneks famous categories involving the sightings of UFOs. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) also referred to this scale.
    • Goofs
      When Abbey Tyer describes being abducted, she says that she found fingernail marks on the floor which are clearly shown. However, when she is hypnotized during the re-enactment, she flies off the bed without touching the floor.
    • Quotes

      Abbey Tyler: An encounter in the first kind, that's when you see a UFO. The second kind is when you see evidence of it: crop circles, radiation. The third kind is when you make contact. But the fourth kind, there's nothing more frightening than the fourth. You see, that one is when they abduct you.

    • Crazy credits
      Over the closing credits; there are a series of radio interviews with eyewitness to close encounters of the first to fourth kind
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Men Who Stare at Goats/The Fourth Kind/The Box/A Christmas Carol (2009)

    User reviews409

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    Featured review
    7/10
    If you're already on this page before seeing the movie, it's too late.
    I just saw a screening of this movie last night. I didn't know a thing about it when I sat down. By the end of the movie I was sitting in my seat and staring at the screen with hollow eyes.

    I looked at my girlfriend and our faces said: "No way... but... no, couldn't be... good god!"

    The use of real vs. recreated footage gets you. The sounds in the real footage and recordings will REALLY get you.

    Do yourself a favor and don't research the film before you go in. This is a movie that needs to be taken in with a blank and open mind to be appreciated.
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    • sgtiger
    • Oct 23, 2009

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 6, 2009 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
      • Bulgaria
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Aboriginal
    • Also known as
      • Bốn Cấp Độ Đối Đầu
    • Filming locations
      • Bulgaria
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Gold Circle Films
      • Chambara Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $25,486,040
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $12,231,160
      • Nov 8, 2009
    • Gross worldwide
      • $47,719,794
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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