Beyond Skyline
An estranged Los Angeles detective battles through an alien abduction catastrophe to rescue his son and rally a human resistance.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- frantic
- paranoid
- visceral
- action movie night
- science fiction marathon
What critics said
Critics found the film energetic and more eventful than its predecessor, but broadly judged its execution uneven and its later science-fiction ideas increasingly silly.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Mark leads survivors through Los Angeles as blue light abducts the population and alien forces overrun the city.
Mark visits his jailed teenage son Trent just as the invasion begins, making rescue and reconciliation central pressures.
The cast includes Iko Uwais and Yayan Ruhian, and the plot explicitly foregrounds martial arts and mixed martial arts combat.
The invading force uses blue light, spaceships, and mind control to abduct and manipulate human bodies.
Films like Beyond Skyline, and why
Skyline
Shared alien invasion, survival action, urban catastrophe, and large-scale extraterrestrial threat.
Battle: Los Angeles
Shared sci-fi invasion premise, desperate human resistance, militarized survival, and relentless action.
Edge of Tomorrow
Shared underground survival, alien threat, body horror elements, and tense creature-feature atmosphere.
Movie Details
- Director
- Liam O'Donnell
- Release Date
- 2017-10-26
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 5.3 / 10 (1134)
Cast
- Frank Grillo
- Bojana Novaković
- Iko Uwais
- Yayan Ruhian
- Callan Mulvey
- Pamelyn Chee
- Lindsey Morgan
- Zarah Mahler
- Jacob Vargas
- Antonio Fargas
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Beyond Skyline about?
- An estranged Los Angeles detective battles through an alien abduction catastrophe to rescue his son and rally a human resistance.
- What is Beyond Skyline like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Beyond Skyline as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Beyond Skyline violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Beyond Skyline as brutal.
- What did critics think of Beyond Skyline?
- Critics found the film energetic and more eventful than its predecessor, but broadly judged its execution uneven and its later science-fiction ideas increasingly silly.
- Which films are like Beyond Skyline?
- Films with a similar feel include Skyline, Battle: Los Angeles, and Edge of Tomorrow.
- How long is Beyond Skyline?
- Beyond Skyline runs 105 minutes.
- Where can I watch Beyond Skyline?
- In United States, Beyond Skyline streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
