A college student, who sees a UFO, uses his exceptional math skills to investigate the sighting with his friends while the FBI follows closely behind.A college student, who sees a UFO, uses his exceptional math skills to investigate the sighting with his friends while the FBI follows closely behind.A college student, who sees a UFO, uses his exceptional math skills to investigate the sighting with his friends while the FBI follows closely behind.
Benjamin Beatty
- Lee
- (as Ben Beatty)
Cece Abbey
- Young Girl
- (as Cecelia Abbey)
Ted J. Weil
- Airport Detainee
- (as Ted Weil)
A.J. Ransom
- Derek (age 8)
- (as Aiden Ransom)
David Heckel
- Hal LaPierre
- (as Dave Heckle)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Boy, I haven't had chills like this since "Contact".
If you like well written movies, movies that leave you on the edge of your seat from the get-go - this is it!
If you like movies that are INTELLIGENT and push the envelope of interesting and well written, this is your movie!
Acting is superb, writing is superb - and content is mesmerizing.
This movie does what so many big budget films want to do at a fraction of the cost!
Do yourself a favor and watch it. You won't be sorry!
If you like well written movies, movies that leave you on the edge of your seat from the get-go - this is it!
If you like movies that are INTELLIGENT and push the envelope of interesting and well written, this is your movie!
Acting is superb, writing is superb - and content is mesmerizing.
This movie does what so many big budget films want to do at a fraction of the cost!
Do yourself a favor and watch it. You won't be sorry!
Enjoyed this slow burn which inspite of being so doesn't bore you for a minute and keeps you engaged. Thoughtful, geeky fun.
Despite its pedestrian title, UFO is a very good science fiction drama which somehow manages to make mathematics suspenseful by virtue of a literate script, taught direction, and very good, sincere acting on everyone's part.
While not conceived on the grand scale of excellent higher-budget concept-driven productions such as Arrival, Annihilation, Interstellar, Ex Machina, and Predestination, UFO nonetheless joins the ranks of these films in what we can probably at this point call a genuine cycle of intelligent sci-fi, which we've been enjoying 4 the last five years or so.
While not conceived on the grand scale of excellent higher-budget concept-driven productions such as Arrival, Annihilation, Interstellar, Ex Machina, and Predestination, UFO nonetheless joins the ranks of these films in what we can probably at this point call a genuine cycle of intelligent sci-fi, which we've been enjoying 4 the last five years or so.
I normally do not watch UFO films because if you see one the rest are pretty much all the same. Something about this one caught my attention. As soon as it started you could tell it wasn't a big budget movie but it also wasn't one of those cheap documentaries on UFO'S. The movie was well done and it keeps your attention throughout the entire movie. I liked that David Strathairn didn't play a bad guy as he does in a lot of his movies.
I also don't usually write reviews but I wanted to let whoever reads this an is considering watching this movie based on reviews that is really worth watching. A good story, and a good cast, who could want more in a movie. 👍👍
This was a very decent film and definitely worth watching - the acting was underplayed and there were no stupid special effects - just a good interesting plot and story.
I have no idea if the math was accurate but it seemed quite plausible and the mystery kept me waiting until the end - I almost felt like a math genius just watching it unfold.
The acting and direction was good - the usual aspergers/autistic type math genius that gets to prove his point by solving a really hard problem - made me think that the future of human kind will probably be in the hands of someone like this.
Not the average action packed sci-fi alien squealing fest but very entertaining.
I have no idea if the math was accurate but it seemed quite plausible and the mystery kept me waiting until the end - I almost felt like a math genius just watching it unfold.
The acting and direction was good - the usual aspergers/autistic type math genius that gets to prove his point by solving a really hard problem - made me think that the future of human kind will probably be in the hands of someone like this.
Not the average action packed sci-fi alien squealing fest but very entertaining.
Did you know
- TriviaLoosely based on events of November 7, 2006, when multiple eyewitnesses at Chicago O'Hare International Airport (including control tower personnel and flight crews) reported an Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAP) hovering over Gate C17.
- GoofsDuring news reports the news stations call letters all begin with a K. In Cincinnati all stations begin with a W.
- Quotes
Professor Hendricks: [talking to Derek about UFO signal and conspiracy theory] You don't automatically jump to the most extreme explanations. You analyze the reasonable ones first.
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Details
- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39:1
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