The Fourth Kind Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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

Amy Renner

Last modified: Feb. 1, 2010

The Fourth Kind

Release Date: Friday, November 6, 2009 Theaters

Director: Olatunde Osunsanmi

Starring: Milla Jovovich • Elias Koteas • Enzo Cilenti • Corey Johnson

PG-13 Suspense N/A

3.58 / 5.0

80% WILL SEE 20% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

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. This encounter has been the most difficult to document...until now.

Structured unlike any film before it, "The Fourth Kindis" a provocative thriller set in modern-day Nome, 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 (Milla Jovovich) began videotaping sessions with traumatized patients and unwittingly discovered some of the most disturbing evidence of alien abduction ever documented.

Using never-before-seen archival footage that is integrated into the film, "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.

Suspense Thriller

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Who stars in The Fourth Kind – Cast List

Milla Jovovich
Worldbreaker, Protector
E
Elias Koteas
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
E
Enzo Cilenti
Bridget Jones's Baby, High Rise
C
Corey Johnson
Captain Phillips, September 5

Who is making The Fourth Kind – Crew List

A look at The Fourth Kind behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Olatunde Osunsanmi last helmed Star Trek: Section 31 and Evidence. The film's writer Olatunde Osunsanmi last penned Zero-G and Dark Moon.

Director: Olatunde Osunsanmi
Screenwriter: Olatunde Osunsanmi
Producers: Paul Brooks
Joe Carnahan
Terry Robbins

Studios: Universal Pictures
Production Company: Gold Circle Films

Production – What we know about the The Fourth Kind

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Aug 2009

Completed

Changed The Fourth Kind movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Jul 2009

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Dec 2008

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in 'development hell.'

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for violent/disturbing images, some terror, thematic elements and brief sexuality
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: There are four kinds of alien encounters. The fourth kind is abduction.
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

The Fourth Kind Trailers and Clips

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The Fourth Kind Release Date: When was the film released?

The Fourth Kind was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, November 6 , 2009. The film was released in approximately 2,529 theaters. There were six other movies released on the same date, including The Box, Disney's A Christmas Carol and The Men Who Stare at Goats.