District 9

Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth. Not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their dying planet. Separated from humans in a South African area called District 9, the aliens are managed by Multi-National United, which is unconcerned with the aliens' welfare but will do anything to master their advanced technology. When a company field agent contracts a mysterious virus that begins to alter his DNA, there is only one place he can hide: District 9.

Kamurai2020-07-19T18:30:40.453Z

9/10

Great watch, will watch again, and highly recommended.

This has a wonderfully exciting premise: alien refugees on Terra, how Terrans react and how the aliens react. The premise, as delivered, has some odd holes in though: it's specified that all of the crew have die...

AstroNoud2022-01-15T20:00:57.628Z

9/10

A gritty and original story that is as entertaining as thought-provoking, combining xenophobic satire and political allegory with raucous action.

8/10

FilipeManuelNeto2023-10-22T17:25:32.858Z

5/10

For a low-budget film, it's a good effort.

I'm not a big fan of films about aliens, so the film won't be my cup of tea at all. However, that didn't stop me from seeing it, and appreciating what's good about it. Without a colossal budget or a powerful studio, dire...

Geronimo19672025-06-20T20:22:38.947Z

7/10

The first twenty minutes or so of this is presented as if it were a documentary and with information whizzing about all over the place and tiny onscreen graphics attempting to set the scene, I found it really quite annoying. I was tempted to just give up, but gladly I d...

talisencrw2016-08-16T21:38:06.731Z

9/10

This was an outstanding debut by the New Zealander Blomkamp. Consistently enthralling and keeping one at the edge of his seat. THIS is a recent film, like 'Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World', that should have spawned sequels. Much better than his follow-up...

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