The Fourth Kind

"There are four kinds of alien encounters. The fourth kind is abduction."

Nov 6 2009 PG-13 1h 38m
Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Since the 1960s, a disproportionate number of the population in and around Nome, Alaska, have gone missing. Despite FBI investigations, the disappearances remain a mystery. Dr. Abigail Tyler, a psychologist, may be on the verge of blowing the unsolved cases wide open when, during the course of treating her patients, she finds evidence of alien abductions.

Plot

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 extraterrestrials, it is the third kind. The next level, abduction, is the fourth kind. Modern-day, Alaska, where-mysteriously since the 1960s-a disproportionate number of the population has been reported missing every year. Despite multiple FBI investigations of the region, the truth has never been discovered. Here in this remote region, psychologist Dr. Abigail Tyler began videotaping sessions with traumatized patients and unwittingly discovered some of the most disturbing evidence of alien abduction ever documented. The Fourth Kind exposes the terrified revelations of multiple witnesses. Their accounts of being visited by alien figures all share disturbingly identical details, the validity of which is investigated throughout the film.

Written by

Olatunde Osunsanmi, Terry Robbins

Directed by

Olatunde Osunsanmi

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Focus Features, Saga Film, Dead Crow Productions, Chambara Pictures, Gold Circle Films, Universal Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination total

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Average Rating
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Metascore
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