Encounter

Encounter

2021108 min
6.3/10
MysteryThrillerDrama

Plot Summary

A decorated Marine goes on a rescue mission to save his two young sons from an unhuman threat. As their journey takes them in increasingly dangerous directions, the boys will need to leave their childhoods behind.

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👥Cast (17)

Riz Ahmed

Riz Ahmed

Malik Khan

Octavia Spencer

Octavia Spencer

Hattie Hayes

Lucian-River Chauhan

Lucian-River Chauhan

Jay Khan

Rory Cochrane

Rory Cochrane

Shepard West

Aditya Geddada

Aditya Geddada

Bobby Khan

Janina Gavankar

Janina Gavankar

Piya

Misha Collins

Misha Collins

Dylan

Keith Szarabajka

Keith Szarabajka

Grant

Shane McRae

Shane McRae

Lance

Antonio Jaramillo

Antonio Jaramillo

Raul

Brennan Keel Cook

Brennan Keel Cook

Dwight McKinley

Bill Dawes

Bill Dawes

Kurt McKinley

🎬Crew

Director

Michael Pearce

Writers

Michael Pearce, Joe Barton

Producers

Fred Berger, Dimitri Doganis, Piers Vellacott, Derrin Schlesinger, Daniel Battsek

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🏷️Keywords

alienalien abductionalien invasion

💬Reviews (1)

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Manuel São Bento

12/4/2021

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/encounter-spoiler-free-review "Encounter features good performances, but sadly, it fails to deliver a creative, captivating take on an "alien invasion" flick. Riz Ahmed tries his best to carry Michael Pearce's work to safe harbor, but the unsurprising, generic narrative lacks compelling character development to help the viewers reach the final act still interested about how everything's going to end. From a technical standpoint, no element stands out enough to bring the film up a notch. Almost everything about it feels copied from better movies, and its themes have been approached countless times before. If the filmmakers can't bring uniqueness to their story and characters, then the viewers will struggle to care about it..." Rating: C-

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Production Companies

Amazon Studios
RAW
Film4 Productions
Automatik Entertainment
Big Indie Pictures