District 9

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  • Opened August 14, 2009 
  • 1 hr 51 min
  • R | bloody violence and pervasive language
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 15+. More on child suitability

  • Aliens become refugees in South Africa where they are kept isolated from any human contact. While being contained in the refuge being ignored of their welfare, their weapons become the sole interest of Multi-National United (MNU). But only one man, Wikus van der Merwe (Sharlto Copley), can activate these weapons. He becomes hunted for and only one place can give him refuge, District 9. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, David James, Vanessa Haywood, Mandla Gaduka
  • Director: Neill Blomkamp
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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by Asianfreak

100 out of 100 Aliens come in peace to NOT invade our planet. We haven't seen those kind of sci-fi movies since E.T. and it's breath-taking....

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by Spencer27057

100 out of 100 The most suspenseful, wickedly smart, action-packed sci-fi thriller of the year since many years....

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San Francisco Chronicle
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Every now and then, a film comes along that both defies and compels description. District 9 is one such movie: a science-fiction action vehicle so brilliantly and fully imagined that real life, when it resumes after the credits, arrives with a new sense of dread. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter
| Kirk Honeycutt

No true fan of science fiction -- or, for that matter, cinema -- can help but thrill to the action, high stakes and suspense built around a very original chase movie. Read full review

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| Lisa Schwarzbaum

Madly original, cheekily political, altogether exciting District 9. Read full review

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Grabs you by the eyeballs from the very first frame. Read full review

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