Two brothers embark on a journey with their father, who is trying to protect them from an alien threat.Two brothers embark on a journey with their father, who is trying to protect them from an alien threat.Two brothers embark on a journey with their father, who is trying to protect them from an alien threat.
- Awards
- 5 nominations
Stefan Sims
- Ernie
- (as Stefan S. Sims)
Melissa Jo Bailey
- Cashier
- (as Melissa Bailey)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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- GoofsAt approx 94 the minutes mark, during the car chase scene across the desert with Malik and Jay. Jay yanks the Emergency/Parking Brake lever between the front seats. Ram pickup trucks don't have an Emergency Brake lever.
- Quotes
State Trooper: What's going on here
Malik Khan: A road trip with my boys. Little man needed to stop for a toilet break
State Trooper: Didn't think to put your hazards on?
Malik Khan: There was nobody on the road
State Trooper: I was on the road
- SoundtracksWaitin' Around to Die
(c) 1983
Written by Townes van Zandt
Performed by Townes van Zandt
Courtesy of Fat Possum Records
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A really good film that's not all that it seems.
Riz Ahmed is one of those actors who rarely makes a bad movie . At the moment he is on a hot streak of really good films and Encounter is no different although I'd argue that Riz probably isn't the star of this film , it's the two actors who play his sons .
The two lads play brothers who embark on a journey with their father, who is trying to protect them from an alien threat and at first it feels like a run of the mill alien/Sci Fi movie but you soon realise it's much , much , more than that.
It's a film about desperation , survival and mental Heath but most of all it's a film about family .
I love the interaction between the father and his sons . Forget what's going on around them , these boys desperately love their dad and visa versa and being a father of two boys myself , this resonated with me .
A special mention has to go to Lucian-River Chauhan and Aditya Geddada. Both are fantastic. Lucian is brilliant and I predict big things for him and Aditya is so funny .
Listen out for some unusual use of some Phil Collins music . A strange choice but it worked perfectly.
Encounter is much better than I could have hoped for and might surprise quite a few people who are probably expecting a completely different type of film .
The two lads play brothers who embark on a journey with their father, who is trying to protect them from an alien threat and at first it feels like a run of the mill alien/Sci Fi movie but you soon realise it's much , much , more than that.
It's a film about desperation , survival and mental Heath but most of all it's a film about family .
I love the interaction between the father and his sons . Forget what's going on around them , these boys desperately love their dad and visa versa and being a father of two boys myself , this resonated with me .
A special mention has to go to Lucian-River Chauhan and Aditya Geddada. Both are fantastic. Lucian is brilliant and I predict big things for him and Aditya is so funny .
Listen out for some unusual use of some Phil Collins music . A strange choice but it worked perfectly.
Encounter is much better than I could have hoped for and might surprise quite a few people who are probably expecting a completely different type of film .
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- valleyjohn
- Dec 17, 2021
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- Also known as
- Invasion
- Filming locations
- Lone Pine, California, USA(early desert town street scenes)
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- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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