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Alien Nation

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Alien Nation (1988)

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Reviews Counted:25

Fresh:14

Rotten:11

Average Rating:5.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: Set in a futuristic Los Angeles, 300,000 humanoid extra-terrestrials (called "Newcomers" or "Slags") from an alien refugee slave ship decide to stay on earth and integrate themselves into human... Set in a futuristic Los Angeles, 300,000 humanoid extra-terrestrials (called "Newcomers" or "Slags") from an alien refugee slave ship decide to stay on earth and integrate themselves into human society. When Matthew Sykes, an alcoholic and bigoted cop, is paired with one of these Newcomers to investigate a murder, they uncover a sinister conspiracy that threatens to destroy the fragile harmony between aliens and humans. [More]

Starring: James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp, Kevyn Major Howard

Starring: James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp, Kevyn Major Howard, Roger Aaron Brown, Leslie Bevis, Peter Jason, George Jenesky

Director: Graham Baker

Director: Graham Baker
Screenwriter: Rockne S. O'Bannon
Producer: Gale Anne Hurd, Richard Kobritz

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Mar 27, 2001

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01/04/03
Josh Ralske
Josh Ralske
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03/16/04
Brian Webster
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08/29/02
Philip Martin
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04/08/05
Fr. Chris Carpenter
Fr. Chris Carpenter
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Uma idéia potencialmente instigante que acaba sendo desperdiçada por um roteiro tomado pelos clichês.

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12/31/08
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

Fascinating and somewhat timely themed sci-fi flick, a minor classic.

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08/10/06
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers

...the premise goes nowhere. Instead, it begins and ends as an ordinary police mystery, complete with gun fights, chase scenes, and things blowing up in the night.

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05/31/01
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

It's 70% cop schpiel and 30% science-fiction fun. Switch those percentages and we'd be calling it a classic.

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07/25/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

A shallow dissertation on race relations made watchable by the sci-fi/Police thriller theme. Caan and Patankin have good chemistry, and there are some amusing culture clashes.

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03/21/03
Brian Mckay
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08/29/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Caan is good, but this is just a very standard buddy cop movie disguised as a sci-fi thriller. Plays better on TV, though.

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10/10/05
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

Smart sci-fi premise should have made a better movie

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11/28/05
Daniel Eagan
Daniel Eagan
Film Journal International

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07/26/02
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium

OK s-f that failed to capitalize on an interesting premise.

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10/07/02
Bob Bloom
Bob Bloom
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

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12/31/02
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

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06/30/05
Randy Shulman
Randy Shulman
Metro Weekly (Washington, DC)

Patinkin in one of his best, most memorable performances

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04/25/05
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

Fun gimmick cop movie with aliens

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04/08/05
Luke Y. Thompson
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New Times
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08/30/04
Janet Maslin
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