Rotten
Bound to vanish as quickly as a fleetingly glimpsed UFO after a few close encounters with paying viewers.
Joe Leydon, Variety
Alien Abduction
Fear The Lights...
2014 · 1h 25m · Not Rated
Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
Directed by
Matty Beckerman
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Alien Abduction
Overview
A vacationing family encounters an alien threat in this pulse-pounding thriller based on the real-life Brown Mountain Lights phenomenon in North Carolina.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
29%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Close encounters of the mediocre kind.
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
Fresh
As on the nose as its title, Matty Beckerman's "Alien Abduction" repackages ancient legend for modern audiences in a found-footage story of streamlined efficiency.
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Rotten
As the found-footage horror genre reaches the please-lose-it-again point, "Alien Abduction" arrives to remind us how tedious the camping trip set-up has become as well.
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
Credit this spirited, uncommonly effective found-footage thriller for breaking the templates promised by its genre and title.
Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice
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