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  • The Fourth Kind
  • Opened November 6, 2009 | Runtime:1 hr. 38 min.
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  • PG-13
    violent/disturbing images, some terror, thematic elements and brief sexuality
  • In 1972, a scale of measurement was established for alien encounters. When a UFO is sighted, it is called an encounter of the first kind. When evidence is collected, it is known as an encounter of the second kind. When contact is made with Read More
  • Cast: Milla Jovovich, Elias Koteas, Will Patton, Hakeem Kae-Kazim
  • Director: Olatunde Osunsanmi
  • Genres: Psychological Thriller, Thriller, Sci-Fi Horror

The Fourth Kind Recent Fan Reviews

  • Actual Footage, Actual Events
    by BrianG07

    The movie is a must see! People must know the truth! And the truth from me was that my girlfriend was honestly scared more than any previous movie could do to her....

  • Is it real??!! or is it memorex??!!
    by swong705

    I was so freaked out. I saw Paranormal Activity and Blair Witch and both are horrible. Fourth Kind is on a different level because I was completely believing everything. I think it was the way the...

  • umm...
    by swtvivi4u

    scared me so badly couldnt sleep most of the night because i was scared owls were going to kidnap me!!! : (...

Five Word Reviews

  • Coughing and farting ruined it! by dwkline

  • Shocking Revealing Expectacular Intriguing Amazing by gitana77

  • Scary believable informative intense great by pinkster_bri

The Fourth Kind Critic Reviews

Metascore®34 out of 100 | Generally unfavorable reviews

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 63
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    You don't have to believe in far-fetched tales of mysterious beams of light...

  • 50
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    Too often, The Fourth Kind makes the paranormal look disappointingly normal.

  • 50
    ReelViews | James Berardinelli

    The result is not entirely uninteresting, but it suffers from some ill-advised...

  • 42
    The Onion (A.V. Club) | Scott Tobias

    Terminally awkward in the way it meshes fake real footage with faker fake...

Avg. Fan Rating:
Average Rating = 3.5 out of 5
Metascore®:
34 out of 100 Generally unfavorable reviews

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The Fourth Kind Movie Photos

  • Elias Koteas as Dr. Campos and Milla Jovovich as Dr. Abigail Tyler in "The Fourth Kind."
  • Milla Jovovich as Dr. Abigail Tyler in "The Fourth Kind."
  • Milla Jovovich as Dr. Abigail Tyler and Will Patton as Sheriff August in "The Fourth Kind."
  • Will Patton as Sheriff August in "The Fourth Kind."
  • A scene from the film "The Fourth Kind."
  • Elias Koteas as Dr. Campos in "The Fourth Kind."