Xtro 3: Watch the Skies
Marines on a remote island face a vengeful extraterrestrial whose attack exposes a buried military experiment.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- paranoid
- grim
- violent
- late night horror marathon
- cult movie night
What critics said
Critics generally regarded the sequel as a familiar and weak alien-conspiracy thriller with occasional creature-horror inspiration but little suspense or narrative payoff.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The alien's aggression is explicitly tied to human experiments and revenge.
The plot incorporates an alien cover-up and military concealment alongside the creature threat.
Marines are trapped on a deserted island while being hunted by the alien.
The film opens with a black-and-white 1950s newsreel, creating a historical frame for the central story.
Films like Xtro 3: Watch the Skies, and why
Movie Details
- Director
- Harry Bromley Davenport
- Release Date
- 1995-11-14
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 4.4 / 10 (48)
Cast
- Sal Landi
- Andrew Divoff
- Lisa London
- J. Marvin Campbell
- Douglas Cavanaugh
- Robert Culp
- Daryl Haney
- Jim Hanks
- Paul Hayes
- Andrea Lauren Herz
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Night Flight Plus, Eternal Family, Midnight Pulp, Troma NOW, ARROW
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Xtro 3: Watch the Skies about?
- Marines on a remote island face a vengeful extraterrestrial whose attack exposes a buried military experiment.
- What is Xtro 3: Watch the Skies like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Xtro 3: Watch the Skies as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Xtro 3: Watch the Skies violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Xtro 3: Watch the Skies as graphic.
- What did critics think of Xtro 3: Watch the Skies?
- Critics generally regarded the sequel as a familiar and weak alien-conspiracy thriller with occasional creature-horror inspiration but little suspense or narrative payoff.
- Which films are like Xtro 3: Watch the Skies?
- Films with a similar feel include Alien, The Thing, and Predator.
- How long is Xtro 3: Watch the Skies?
- Xtro 3: Watch the Skies runs 97 minutes.
- Where can I watch Xtro 3: Watch the Skies?
- In United States, Xtro 3: Watch the Skies streams on Night Flight Plus, Eternal Family, Midnight Pulp, Troma NOW, ARROW.
