Screamers: The Hunting
A military investigation on a deserted planet becomes a paranoid survival battle against machines that can perfectly resemble humans.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- tense
- paranoid
- bleak
- late night horror
- science fiction double feature
What critics said
Critics found enough action and genre appeal to make the sequel watchable, but broadly regarded it as an inconsistent and substantially weaker finished product.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The screamers have evolved the ability to morph into human form, destabilizing trust among the survivors.
The survivors are eking out an existence in an old military outpost on Sirius 6-B.
The investigation takes place on the supposedly deserted planet Sirius 6-B after its weapons program was destroyed.
The screamers' capacity to assume human form makes every survivor a possible hidden threat.
Films like Screamers: The Hunting, and why
Screamers
shares militarized science fiction, hostile machine threats, survival tension, and bleak planetary isolation
Aliens
shares alien-planet survival horror, squad-based investigation, and paranoia about human identity
The Thing
shares shape-shifting imitation, isolated outpost paranoia, and distrust among survivors
Terminator Salvation
shares man-versus-machine themes, dystopian military science fiction, and relentless survival action
Movie Details
- Director
- Sheldon Wilson
- Release Date
- 2009-02-17
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rating
- 4.9 / 10 (159)
Cast
- Gina Holden
- Jana Pallaske
- Lance Henriksen
- Greg Bryk
- Christopher Redman
- Tim Rozon
- Dave Lapommeray
- Jody Richardson
- Stephen Amell
- Lynley Hall
Where to watch in United States
- 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 Screamers: The Hunting about?
- A military investigation on a deserted planet becomes a paranoid survival battle against machines that can perfectly resemble humans.
- What is Screamers: The Hunting like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Screamers: The Hunting as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Screamers: The Hunting violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Screamers: The Hunting as brutal.
- What did critics think of Screamers: The Hunting?
- Critics found enough action and genre appeal to make the sequel watchable, but broadly regarded it as an inconsistent and substantially weaker finished product.
- Which films are like Screamers: The Hunting?
- Films with a similar feel include Screamers, Aliens, The Thing, and Terminator Salvation.
- How long is Screamers: The Hunting?
- Screamers: The Hunting runs 94 minutes.
- Where can I watch Screamers: The Hunting?
- In United States, Screamers: The Hunting is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
