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The Fourth Kind

The Fourth Kind

2009
Sci-fi, Suspense/Thriller
1h 38m
Fact-based 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. (imdb)

Directed by:

Olatunde Osunsanmi

Screenwriter:

Olatunde Osunsanmi

Starring:

Elias Koteas, Will Patton, Milla Jovovich, Corey Johnson, Enzo Cilenti, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Daphne Alexander, Alisha Seaton, Mia McKenna-Bruce, Tyne Rafaeli, Charlotte Milchard

Genres:

Sci-fi, Suspense/Thriller, Horror, Mystery

Countries:

UK, USA

Languages:

English, Aboriginal
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The Fourth Kind

2009
Sci-fi, Suspense/Thriller
1h 38m
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gritGrit
Rated 06 Apr 2010
13
10th
Badly designed and manipulative pseudo-documentary, attempting to coherently explain the fictional side of sleep paralysis with tales of alien abduction in an Alaskan town. With a hole ridden story, poor pretence documentary scenes and some ugly editing The Fourth Kind soon becomes evident for the farce it really is. What makes me most angry about this is the lost potential. Some core concepts are primevally chilling and could have gone far in competent hands. Here they only provide minor jumps.
Rated 06 Apr 2010
pompousasspompousass
Rated 11 Nov 2009
0
12th
"Please be advised," Jovovich forewarns the filmgoer straight to the camera, "that some of what you're about to see is extremely disturbing." Purported docudrama, more accurately documalarkey, about a whispery psychologist, as interpreted by Jovovich, who stumbles on a case of serial alien abductions in Nome, Alaska, though the film is half over before she puts a name to it. The blend of badly acted "re-enactments" and "actual video," sometimes sharing a split-screen, is laughably unconvincing.
Rated 11 Nov 2009
icebloxiceblox
Rated 04 Nov 2009
64
44th
While you are watching this, if you are to believe what they say - "based on true events" - you can enjoy this with a feeling of "wow, really?". After the movie is done, and 5 mins of Googling later when you realize that the whole thing was a big lie, you kick yourself.
Rated 04 Nov 2009
bob_thrillinbob thrillin
Rated 24 Jun 2013
23
11th
Looking past the awful "true story!!!" gimmick and generally stupid plot, this may be one of the most visually tacky films I've ever seen. Not necessarily because it looks cheap (though to be fair, it's budget was only $10 million), but every editing trick, After Effects filter, and half-baked attempt to integrate "FOUND FOOTAGE" into the narrative looks like what I would have done had I directed a movie when I was 11 years old and didn't know better.
Rated 24 Jun 2013
panzerwolfpanzerwolf
Rated 01 Jul 2010
15
3rd
A lot of work put into a piece that's trying to convince you it's real. It had some creepy scenes, but when you realize it's tailored to try and make you actually believe in it, you are left with feelings of amusement and disgust.
Rated 01 Jul 2010
tathieltathiel
Rated 03 Apr 2010
50
8th
Trying to establish some credibility at the beginning the movie intercuts between seemingly real interviews and their re-enactions, scenes of hypnose sessions and the main actresses statement that "it's up to you what to believe". Besides they use the same weak stuff that you mainly find with alien, abduction and UFO followers like tapes which are of a very bad quality. Additionally, performances were mediocre only that I didn't know the story kept me watching it to the end.
Rated 03 Apr 2010
doctor7doctor7
Rated 12 Feb 2010
52
31st
Doubtful of it's authenticity of being based on real facts I ended up Googling the film to find news stories which reveal that the "authentic" tapes are, in fact, not real. Still, the fact that I had to Google gives the movie some credit. I can't deny I found the inter-cut scenes of the "authentic" tapes and the re-enactments jarring. Too bad because honestly some of the "authentic" tapes are pretty freaky.
Rated 12 Feb 2010
dst7175dst7175
Rated 17 Dec 2009
40
27th
I want to believe but this movie doesn't help.
Rated 17 Dec 2009
paxtonPaxton
Rated 20 Mar 2014
54
27th
If you say the director's name four times in a row you've spoken a lot of syllables.
Rated 20 Mar 2014
lumpnboylumpnboy
Rated 19 Oct 2013
25
8th
The first twenty minutes are ok. Before watching, I met two people who were unsure if this was a real documentary (in one case) or certain this WAS (in the other). (Then again, I once met someone who thought 'Blair Witch' footage was real too.) This reflects, I believe, not so much the movie's brilliance - hardly - as the fictional quality of the concept 'media literacy', and, even worse, the tendency of the falling rate of intelligence (as a socio-technico-economically constituted phenomenon).
Rated 19 Oct 2013
kleaklea
Rated 13 Sep 2011
65
73rd
I'll admit, I'm a sucker for the found footage genre
Rated 13 Sep 2011
stanthecaddystanthecaddy
Rated 23 Jul 2010
70
38th
A very interesting concept that isn't exploited as well as it could have been. It certainly kept me interested throughout, and some of the footage was creepy, but I don't know that I'll give it a second viewing anytime soon.
Rated 23 Jul 2010
moncliviemonclivie
Rated 13 Jul 2010
30
4th
Fuck you, liars.
Rated 13 Jul 2010
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 16 Nov 2009
50
35th
I was excited after watching this film I found it somewhat intriguing to think that it might be real, alas google tells me its a hoax.Still entertaining if you are not aware that its a down right lie as I was and rather annoying when you find out.
Rated 16 Nov 2009
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 14 Nov 2009
74
48th
interesting direction and great use of splitting the screen, the problem is that the proposed "actual footage" more or less takes away from what should have been the best abduction movie since "fire in the sky"
Rated 14 Nov 2009
biedronskiBiedronski
Rated 10 Nov 2009
44
21st
I don't know if the actual footage is real or not, I've heard both, I don't really care. If it is real it could be some of the creepiest stuff ever. but the format of the movie itself was awful. half the movie is in split screen with the filmed scene running at the same time as the actual footage. kinda pointless. Just pick one. And whenever anything interesting is about to happen in the movie the camera cuts out. Creepy, but done terribly.
Rated 10 Nov 2009
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 02 Dec 2023
17
1st
Unavoidable to comment without *SPOILERS* - tiresome mockumentary (I guess?) belabours its apparent documentary credentials with the dreary droning of a drunk crank at a seedy bar – I can buy fiction presented as wink-wink fact ala PARANORMAL ACTIVITY, but not shifty, outright lying about a conceit – it gives the whole film a pointless, shaggy dog quality making it impossible to engage with. Had the ingredients for an interesting take on an alien invasion without the fatally bungled set-up.
Rated 02 Dec 2023
conorc96Conor_C96
Rated 18 Apr 2022
83
81st
I found this film really creepy, and was partially convinced that it had truthful elements to it. Turns out it seems to be completely made-up, but it really was quite chilling which is what a horror movie is supposed to do, so I liked it.
Rated 18 Apr 2022
velvet_croweVelvet Crowe
Rated 16 Apr 2022
22
13th
This movie is such a gigantic meme in terms of editing, storytelling, and conceit that I feel the only appropriate response to this film is: https://www.liveabout.com/thmb/kCD2rGxbca03Ry2i7xomMSnkyvM=/1600x1200/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/aliens3-5ad508d0c064710038448fdf.jpg
Rated 16 Apr 2022
iamdwgIamdwg
Rated 10 Oct 2021
78
57th
I saw this in the theater in one of my first ever screener experiences and it stayed with me. Now, a part of that is because of the ambience of that theater, gasping in fear and awe, but a part of that was believing in what I was watching. It's made really well, and really believabily. Just the little things. The little imperfections that wouldn't make you think they just shot the movie twice with different actors. They were pretty smart on many ways.
Rated 10 Oct 2021
esperhartEsperHart
Rated 18 Apr 2021
93
48th
https://esperwatchesfilms.tumblr.com/post/648808154026721280/the-fourth-kind-2009
Rated 18 Apr 2021
manwhonosemanwhonose
Rated 17 Feb 2021
80
10th
There are one or two nice ideas here, but where it falls down is in the facts that the good ideas are too few and far between and that the movie keeps reminding us that this is a dramatisation.
Rated 17 Feb 2021
pfightmasterPfightmaster
Rated 09 Apr 2018
7
1st
Truely one of the worst horror movies and THE worst found footage film of all time.
Rated 09 Apr 2018
arossaross
Rated 21 Nov 2016
50
4th
Heard this was terrifying, but I thought it was just really stupid
Rated 21 Nov 2016
elvanumutElvan_Umut
Rated 26 Jun 2016
75
60th
bu konuyu işlemiş diğer bir kaç filmden 1 gömlek üstte sanırım diğer bir benzeri de dark skies sıkı filmler, severim.
Rated 26 Jun 2016
snallygastersnallygaster
Rated 29 Jan 2016
15
4th
Very bad film but I've gained a small appreciation for it after seeing how angry some people are over it. Hint: If you thought the story & "found footage" might have been real, it's not the movie you should be angry at. I'm still not sure why the director decided to take the "true story" approach or if he even intended to fool anyone.
Rated 29 Jan 2016
mclb1218mclb1218
Rated 15 Jan 2016
55
12th
Not a great movie but a few scenes are pretty unsettling.
Rated 15 Jan 2016
timon88Timon88
Rated 30 Nov 2014
28
15th
A decent enough idea that could have been somewhat entertaining is executed so poorly that it's barely watchable.
Rated 30 Nov 2014
kutaykutay
Rated 07 May 2014
55
20th
w; Murat, Özlem, Ülküm @Bursa Nisan 2014
Rated 07 May 2014
thewizard_iitheWizard
Rated 15 Feb 2014
2
13th
This may be the worst film ever made.
Rated 15 Feb 2014
ag0stomesmerAg0stoMesmer
Rated 21 Jul 2013
1
20th
[First 40 only] Did they really expect anyone to fall for such lame psychobabble? Ambitious but poorly written with horribly 'overdone' direction.
Rated 21 Jul 2013
desertpunkDesertPunk
Rated 14 Apr 2013
63
34th
I absolutely despise the "Based on a True Story" stuff, especially when half of your narrative relies on (fake) footage of it.
Rated 14 Apr 2013
the_pirateThe Pirate
Rated 31 Mar 2013
68
27th
Too much of the idea of if you don't show the scary monster of the scary movie, it'll be scarier. Not enough was delivered to make me feel like something was really happening. Still, it did grasp me and give me some serious chills. Really interesting shots spread throughout the film really kept me invested.
Rated 31 Mar 2013
bigboy2121bigboy2121
Rated 27 Feb 2013
76
22nd
really liked this movie until they blew it at the end
Rated 27 Feb 2013
pursusPursus
Rated 23 Feb 2013
40
5th
So like, whenever an alien comes around the magical alien technology makes video cameras and stuff stop working? That's convenient.
Rated 23 Feb 2013
theescapistTheEscapist
Rated 12 Jan 2013
51
9th
Watchable and with a great soundtrack, but overall a pretty bad film.
Rated 12 Jan 2013
matguy3matGuy3
Rated 16 Dec 2012
2
11th
So very fake (does anyone even believe these 'documentary' horror stories anymore?) and yet they try so hard to make you think its real its almost insulting. Still, the 'archived footage' was genuinely disturbing at times ("I AM...GOD" brrrr!) and you get some outstandingly gorgeous scenery of the pristine northern wilderness that supposedly surrounds Nome (I was very disappointed to learn that real Nome is actually nothing like how it is portrayed here).
Rated 16 Dec 2012
ribcageribcage
Rated 04 Nov 2012
44
18th
One terribly hacked together movie. Ideas and editing choices only a teenager would think were good.
Rated 04 Nov 2012
matthew_parkinsonMatthew Parkinson
Rated 21 Oct 2011
40
31st
The Fourth Kind is not worth a watch, especially if you've heard any of the "hoax" talk before you watch it (and you have if you've read this review). I don't think that matters though, because even if you're fooled, you'll want to learn more, and you'll discover the truth anyway, which will likely cause you to have an unfavorable opinion of this movie. There's just nothing here apart from being a "true" story to keep you engaged.
Rated 21 Oct 2011
kingcautiKingCauti
Rated 04 Aug 2011
22
9th
Has two cool moments and everything else is trash.
Rated 04 Aug 2011
korteeKortee
Rated 24 May 2011
45
15th
interesting? yes. scary? no rly. worth seeing? once.
Rated 24 May 2011
burkayadaligburkayadalig
Rated 17 Apr 2011
66
30th
a badly directed and poorly acted, very creepy movie about alien abductions. split screens with `real footage` strengthens the sensation that everything described is real, but kinda stupid because you find yourself watching the camera footage instead of the movie itself.. circular shot of the owl was very interesting (whats with the owl, we still dont know)
Rated 17 Apr 2011
johnnyharkerJohnnyHarker
Rated 11 Apr 2011
2
6th
Genuinely giving it points for the trailer
Rated 11 Apr 2011
smoovejSmooveJ
Rated 23 Mar 2011
79
34th
Of course it isn't real, don't get so worked up about that aspect. In fact, if you follow the films own advice found in its closing moments ("decide for yourself," to paraphrase), keeping this (completely obvious) unreality in mind you might find the reality of the situation even more harrowing.
Rated 23 Mar 2011
halfangHalfang
Rated 03 Mar 2011
20
0th
Possibly the worst film I've ever seen. Being told 2000 times "this is real, based in true events, etc" doesn't make it real, nor scary, nor funny. Just plain tedious.
Rated 03 Mar 2011
ashbyAshby
Rated 26 Feb 2011
42
8th
It tried to get a sort of Blair-witch-esque feel going for it, but never really suceeded. I found myself not caring about any of the characters, and what was supposed to scare us just seemed really lame. The only reason to watch this movie is really the acting abillities of Mila Jovovich. Otherwise, it's pretty unconvincing.
Rated 26 Feb 2011
stoner38stoner38
Rated 24 Jan 2011
40
10th
Not good!
Rated 24 Jan 2011
letskillrobotsletskillrobots
Rated 18 Jan 2011
9
21st
Pretty wild how if you're crazy with a gun you get whatever you want. Why don't more people do this?
Rated 18 Jan 2011
tvfilm_hubTV+Film-Hub
Rated 16 Jan 2011
27
90th
Striking and powerful film! As a film but more so as a documentary. I usually don't like documentary style films, but what this film does is show original footage often side-by-side with story footage neccessary to connect plot points and tell the story, but the original footage which is claimed to be all real is so shocking and amazing I have to give this film one of my highest recommendations.
Rated 16 Jan 2011
joeliusJoelius
Rated 16 Jan 2011
42
63rd
I was amazed at this film. I never like documentary style films, but this one was great. The real footage they used seemed distracting until further on in the film, when the events were so dramatic that they would not be believable without real footage. It did seem convenience that the tapes distorted at the most crucial points but there have been successful tests of magnetic hover engines, and magnetism that strong would probably distort a tape. And Sumerian? That's interesting.
Rated 16 Jan 2011
hadleyreisHadleyreis
Rated 15 Jan 2011
45
21st
The 'actual footage' was the only part of the film that was slightly effective. When the 'actual footage' was 'damaged', it made for a very average, if not bad, film. I wanted to fucking see something!
Rated 15 Jan 2011
slantmagSlantMag
Rated 30 Dec 2010
30
78th
"Osunsanmi knows that everybody secretly wants to believe and when it comes to giving the people what they want, he does not disappoint." - Simon Abrams
Rated 30 Dec 2010
jack_parsonsjack parsons
Rated 16 Dec 2010
3
10th
So much potential. Such terrible execution.
Rated 16 Dec 2010
sieghardtSieghardt
Rated 03 Dec 2010
5
2nd
First of all, it's filled with lies, there's no true story to this. Secondly it's poorly shot and cut together with its endless mockumentary clips rendering the film almost unwatchable and incoherent. Finally and most damningly a film supposedly about alien abduction is filled with posessions and psuedo-religious mumbo jumbo
Rated 03 Dec 2010
harukoHaruko
Rated 13 Nov 2010
64
24th
It was interresting to follow the mixing of the footage, but in the end it didn't really work that well. Maybe if Milla Jovovich wasn't such a bad actress..
Rated 13 Nov 2010
coheedCoheed
Rated 13 Oct 2010
70
58th
[Spoilers] When I had just watched this, bearing in mind its authenticity as in question, it was a bad film that was still a fascinating failure for its blurring between reality and fiction. Then it turned out the authentic recordings were faked, making the film even more exploitative and trite, but also a gleefully subversive gem. Not only would William Castle be proud of it, but after seeing this documentaries are going to be more questionable in their legitimacy thinking back to this.
Rated 13 Oct 2010
miss_jesusmiss jesus
Rated 12 Oct 2010
23
5th
For anyone who has read about these alleged phenomena, this story is both predictable and ridiculous. The whole owl/alien thing, classy. Sumerian possession, WTF? The worst thing about it is the useless and irritating method of presentation, with two actors for every role, split frames, and a dramatization alongside the movie. Then insane stuff starts happening in the dramatizations and the film makes no attempt to explain it, despite having committed to fantasy already. Total crap.
Rated 12 Oct 2010
jkathrensjkathrens
Rated 04 Sep 2010
55
23rd
It does its schtick well, but when you willfully manipulate your audience like this, you lose their goodwill quickly. Most people who liked this the first time around won't like it much on reflection (and after a couple of minutes of research). Just don't bother.
Rated 04 Sep 2010
myfajahas400myfajahas400
Rated 27 Aug 2010
60
16th
Better than I thought it would be.
Rated 27 Aug 2010
cclxndrcclxndr
Rated 23 Aug 2010
10
1st
Good god, this movie is obnoxious on all fronts. No, the real footage is obviously not authentic so you can stop beating the viewer over the head with it. And the stupid over the top symbolism is not eerie or supernatural, it's actually poorly edited. So bad. Soooo very bad.
Rated 23 Aug 2010
gorejunkygorejunky
Rated 21 Aug 2010
10
1st
This movie just made me angry more than anything. I felt totally ripped off watching this garbage.
Rated 21 Aug 2010
masloprojektmasloprojekt
Rated 26 Jul 2010
73
44th
Oczywiscie, ze to dobry film skoro wywoluje tak wiele dyskusji... Ja sie nie zawiodlem...
Rated 26 Jul 2010
skiewulfyskiewulfy
Rated 01 Jul 2010
15
2nd
A movie about alien abduction that ends up being nothing more than a montage of therapy sessions, repressed memory mumbo jumbo and the irritating splicing of "real stock footage" into the dramaticized scenes (in effect making you watch the same boring scene twice). Nothing here that could even hold a candle to a good episode of Unsolved Mysteries, which also had more authentic acting and higher production values.
Rated 01 Jul 2010
fuckeroofuckeroo
Rated 23 Jun 2010
15
5th
Shite. This is shite. Anyone who thinks the footage here is real, damn. You need to watch more tv and everything. Stuff is so weak and unconvincing from the very beginning.
Rated 23 Jun 2010
jamesdepaolojamesdepaolo
Rated 07 Jun 2010
16
15th
This movie gets points for trying a few new things..like the actors being themselves and the director interviewing the actual people..to say this movie had so much it could have been and lost its direction so many times..a wasted opportunity
Rated 07 Jun 2010
mjvmoviemanMJVmovieMan
Rated 24 May 2010
50
20th
"The Fourth Kind" deserves to be a better movie, as I was totally into the concept. The story, however, is so spliced together from bits and pieces of characters and plot points that never mesh or become fleshed out. The director disguises this with a failed documentary approach intertwined with a Hollywood reenactment. Despite some tense moments, this isn't a complete movie, and it fails to prey on viewers with its proposed foundation of realism.
Rated 24 May 2010
bojanpopicbojanpopic
Rated 18 May 2010
72
42nd
There is some parts that are good, but overall, not so good. Watchable but nothing special.
Rated 18 May 2010
lennyneroLennyNero
Rated 09 May 2010
55
37th
Too bad it's fake because many moments were really creepy.
Rated 09 May 2010
omgfridgeomgfridge
Rated 06 May 2010
1
8th
Scored based on partial viewing. Found it unwatchable and obviously uninteresting. The camera work particularly bugged me.
Rated 06 May 2010
rossRoss
Rated 30 Apr 2010
40
31st
Pretty good build-up. But there is no payoff at all. The attempt of being non-fiction is an interesting experiment, but ends up being quite stupid.
Rated 30 Apr 2010
captainjonnyCaptainJonny
Rated 16 Apr 2010
49
18th
I thought this was OK and potentially believable, but a trip to wikipedia put a stop to that. However the various mediums through which footage was obtained looked reasonably authentic.
Rated 16 Apr 2010
ewp805ewp805
Rated 15 Apr 2010
35
14th
Tries way to hard to convince you that the "real-footage" is authentic.
Rated 15 Apr 2010
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 06 Apr 2010
40
11th
I turned it off early because I didn't care anymore. Wah.
Rated 06 Apr 2010
cruelclowncruelclown
Rated 05 Apr 2010
30
6th
Supporting cast is great but hated just about everything else.
Rated 05 Apr 2010
kgbelliveaukgbelliveau
Rated 29 Mar 2010
52
6th
What is with the idea these "faux" footage scenes, are they intending to scare us, because this is about the 10th time a film was gone with this marketing scheme. We dont fall for it anymore. The whole blurry camera during the so called abduction scenes was nonsense as well. Show me these abductions, show me the aliens, watching someone begin to float off a bed and then no camera feed anymore was a terrible way of releasing the tension. These are horrible attempts at horror.
Rated 29 Mar 2010
zombiebuffetZombieBuffet
Rated 29 Mar 2010
70
82nd
Bad ratings are coming because it's not actually true... well, duh people. Apart from that it's great horror fun if you can get over the "facts".
Rated 29 Mar 2010
spokowapSpokoWap
Rated 17 Mar 2010
43
13th
Gniotek z ambicjami
Rated 17 Mar 2010
arandurarandur
Rated 16 Mar 2010
58
25th
Gercekcilikten ekmek yemeye calisan ve gercek oldugu iddia edilen bir oykuye dayanan bu filmde eger video ve ses kayitlari film icin yapilmadiysa yer yerinden oynamaliydi. Paranormal Activity filminden sonra benzer bir metafizik ogeyi islemis.
Rated 16 Mar 2010
roonay3kroonay3k
Rated 09 Mar 2010
10
4th
By now it's pretty obvious that the so called "real footage" is in fact played by B-actors and the movie itself is a Big fraud! Charlotte Milchard and english B-actor plays the role of the so called "REAL" abigial and does her acting pretty well and it made me kinnda frightened but after i found out it all was made up and no real whatsoever this movie is just a waste of time. The only good thing was the real footage and when it's fake this movie just sux! The fact that they try sooo hard to make
Rated 09 Mar 2010
duderDuder
Rated 27 Feb 2010
45
6th
As a "shit your pants no matter what happens" person, I was about to fall asleep during this one. When a movie emphasizes itself as being true story THIS much, you know for sure that it's a load of bull crap, and after a 1 min Google search, you can be sure.
Rated 27 Feb 2010
kusanagiKusanagi
Rated 07 Feb 2010
65
17th
Still better than Paranormal Activity.
Rated 07 Feb 2010
muutanetmuutanet
Rated 03 Feb 2010
11
8th
I'm not a big fan of pseudo-docu horror flicks. Well, actually this was (officially) partial acted and only partial pseudo-documentary. For the story I can give only zero points, but as the movie it managed time after time to create some plausible scenes. The start was poor, but later on there's something to enjoy. Owls are not what they seem. Was there actually a homage to David Lynch?
Rated 03 Feb 2010
micahmicah
Rated 23 Dec 2009
25
3rd
Awful, awful film that tries to build suspense by taking a found footage angle. Unfortunately the filmmaker can't leave well-enough alone and keeps beating the audience over the head with the credibility of his tale, by alternately showing us "real footage" and "re-enactments" starring actors like Will Patton and Milla Jovavich. What we're left with is a lot of SyFy style jump scenes and no real scares.
Rated 23 Dec 2009

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