Skylines
Captain Rose Corley commands a desperate mercenary expedition into alien territory to stop a virus from turning hybrid allies against the last remnants of humanity.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- urgent
- heightened
- bleak
- science fiction marathon
- action movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as a mixed, formulaic science fiction action sequel with ambitious spectacle but uneven writing and execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The plot centers on friendly alien hybrids living on earth and a virus that threatens to turn them against humanity.
Rose Corley leads an elite mission while the story foregrounds self sacrifice and humanity's survival.
The mission leaves earth for an alien world and combines spacecraft action with martial arts combat.
The story takes place after the events of Beyond Skyline and presupposes an existing human-alien conflict.
Films like Skylines, and why
Beyond Skyline
shared alien invasion premise, military action, spacecraft combat, and dystopian survival stakes
Battle: Los Angeles
shared science fiction action, alien-threat mythology, and large-scale human survival conflict
Edge of Tomorrow
shared alien invasion, elite military teams, intense combat, and bleak survival atmosphere
War of the Worlds
shared extraterrestrial warfare, female-led action, and technologically advanced alien enemies
Movie Details
- Director
- Liam O'Donnell
- Release Date
- 2020-10-25
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (628)
Cast
- Lindsey Morgan
- Alexander Siddig
- Rhona Mitra
- Daniel Bernhardt
- Yayan Ruhian
- James Cosmo
- Jonathan Howard
- Ieva Andrejevaitė
- Samantha Jean
- Giedrė Mockeliūnaitė
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard 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 Skylines about?
- Captain Rose Corley commands a desperate mercenary expedition into alien territory to stop a virus from turning hybrid allies against the last remnants of humanity.
- What is Skylines like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Skylines as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Skylines violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Skylines as graphic.
- What did critics think of Skylines?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as a mixed, formulaic science fiction action sequel with ambitious spectacle but uneven writing and execution.
- Which films are like Skylines?
- Films with a similar feel include Beyond Skyline, Battle: Los Angeles, Edge of Tomorrow, and War of the Worlds.
- How long is Skylines?
- Skylines runs 113 minutes.
- Where can I watch Skylines?
- In United States, Skylines streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
