Extraterrestrial
A weekend cabin retreat becomes a bloody fight for survival when alien visitors descend on a group of young friends.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- tense
- gory
- paranoid
- late night horror viewing
- halloween movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film mildly entertaining in spots but overwhelmed by familiar sci-fi horror clichés and a weak, sagging script.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
April and her friends spend a weekend at a remote cabin in the woods, making isolation central to the threat.
The group’s ordeal is linked to extraterrestrial visitors and frightening abduction-related events.
Critics repeatedly identify the film’s reliance on familiar sci-fi horror tropes and clichés.
The college-aged friends must negotiate fear, suspicion, and survival together during the alien assault.
Films like Extraterrestrial, and why
The Evil Dead
shared cabin-in-the-woods setting, alien threat, and gory sci-fi horror thrills
The Fourth Kind
shared extraterrestrial abduction premise, rural isolation, and paranoid horror atmosphere
Night Skies
shared alien invasion horror, young adult ensemble, and escalating survival tension
Cabin in the Woods
shared isolated-house horror, familiar genre tropes, and darkly comic ensemble dynamics
Movie Details
- Director
- Colin Minihan
- Release Date
- 2014-10-17
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (597)
Cast
- Brittany Allen
- Melanie Papalia
- Jesse Moss
- Anja Savcic
- Sean Rogerson
- Emily Perkins
- Mike Kovac
- Ian Brown
- Fred Keating
- Michael Ironside
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, YouTube TV, Sundance Now
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Extraterrestrial about?
- A weekend cabin retreat becomes a bloody fight for survival when alien visitors descend on a group of young friends.
- What is Extraterrestrial like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Extraterrestrial as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Extraterrestrial violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Extraterrestrial as graphic.
- What did critics think of Extraterrestrial?
- Critics broadly found the film mildly entertaining in spots but overwhelmed by familiar sci-fi horror clichés and a weak, sagging script.
- Which films are like Extraterrestrial?
- Films with a similar feel include The Evil Dead, The Fourth Kind, Night Skies, and Cabin in the Woods.
- How long is Extraterrestrial?
- Extraterrestrial runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch Extraterrestrial?
- In United States, Extraterrestrial streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, YouTube TV, Sundance Now.
