This movie, is DEFINITELY NOT FOR KIDS! At first glance, someone might think, "oh, it's just a lame alien movie." Well let me tell you this: this is not entirely about aliens. This contains extremely disturbing content, including people commiting suicide and killing their families from going crazy from being abducted by aliens. A woman's husband commits suicide. Her child gets taken away by police. Her daughter was abducted by aliens, and never seen again. She talked to aliens who talked in Sumerian who claimed to be God and the Savior. Now, if you are an older person (ie, 12/13+), you will understand that that alien could have not possibly been God. God does not abduct, torture, or mentally agonize/torment anyone. This movie also has a brief s-- scene where the woman is lying on a man having s--, and then the man gets stabbed graphically. We later realise that she made that up to make herself feel better, because she couldn't bear the thought that her husband commited suicide right in front of her eyes. The weird thing is, they claim the camera "just didn't record" a lot of things. I think about what I see in the movie, and it could easily be all made up. But then again, it might be true. That's one of the most disturbing factors. Off for 16 and under, iffy for everyone else.
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Common Sense says
Realistic alien abduction tale will chill believers only.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 14–18
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What Parents Need to Know
About The Fourth Kind
Parents need to know that this sci-fi thriller from director Olatunde Osunsanmi mixes supposedly real footage of alien abductees with re-creations played out by actors (including Milla Jovovich and Will Patton). That mix makes it hard to know what to believe, and it could confuse or mislead overly trusting kids (be ready to talk about telling the difference between fact and fiction). Plus, in addition to an overall sense of dread, there are a couple of shockingly violent moments -- including a bloody stabbing and a blurry scene in which a man kills his wife and children and then himself -- that could scare the daylights out of some viewers.
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Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about whether or not they think the events in the film really happened. Are the things presented in the movie necessarily factual? How could they have been faked? How can you tell what's fact and fiction in situations like this?
- If the movie is a put-on, what is the effect? And what are the consequences?
- Why are some characters ready to believe that aliens exist, while others deny it?
- Why would aliens be interested in abducting and experimenting on humans? Are there any similar circumstances in which humans behave the same way toward other species?
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- I rate this title off for age 16 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
Disturbing, sometimes graphic, terrorfying, horrifying, etc.
- I rate this title iffy for age 15 and give it
Well, not to much to say... definetely NOT for children who can't handle scares.
This wasn't a very good movie at all, to tell tell you the truth. It basically revolves around alien abductions taking place in a small town in Alaska. Very frightening(not to me, but to others it may be), not a movie I would reccomend taking your kids to if they scare easily. Overall, an average movie, perhaps. It's suppose to be based on a true story, although I can't seem to find any hard evidence of that as of yet.
- I rate this title on for age 14 and give it
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This movie is absolutely terrifying. It's much better than Paranormal Activity. It's a very interesting film and the best part is, it terrifies while keeping content to a minimum, with only the tiniest hint of gore. People need to keep an open mind about aliens, in my opinion, it's a certainty. I believe that it's naive to think that with a few planets and planetoids orbiting many stars,billions of stars in this galaxy, hundreds of galaxies in this universe, and possibly hundreds of universes in this multiverse that saying that only one of them can possibly contain intelligent life. Maxmum, who says that these events were fabricated needs to keep an open mind.
- I rate this title iffy for age 15 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
Kind of disturbing
This movie presents a disturbing plot, as well as the troubling concept of media portrayal of something as 'real' which is in fact fabricated. Older teens might be entertained by deciding for themselves what they believe, but youth will be confused and upset by it.
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| 100% | of parents say it's too violent |
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