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06/09/08
Alien Nation (1988)
58 %
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Reviews Counted: 24
Fresh: 14
Rotten:10
Average Rating: 5.4/10
Runtime: 89 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: Set in a futuristic Los Angeles, 300,000 humanoid extra-terrestrials (called "Newcomers" or "Slags") from an alien refugee slave ship decide to stay on earth and integrate themselves into human society. When Matthew Sykes, an... [More]
Starring: James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp, Kevyn Major Howard
Director: Graham Baker
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06/24/06
Caan is good, but this is just a very standard buddy cop movie disguised as a sci-fi thriller. Plays better on TV, though.
10/10/05
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08/30/04
Top Critic It begins focusing on the cross-cultural and human dimensions of the tale but it turns into just another police flick replete with crashing cars and endless shootouts.
08/27/04
A shallow dissertation on race relations made watchable by the sci-fi/Police thriller theme. Caan and Patankin have good chemistry, and there are some amusing culture clashes.
03/21/03
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