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Fourth Kind, The (2009) Movie Reviews

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(28)

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Poor

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Las Vegas Weekly

Purporting to be based on actual case studies and recordings, the alien-abduction thriller The Fourth Kind is almost certainly a bunch of hooey....read the complete Fourth Kind, The (2009) review at Las Vegas Weekly

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BDK Reviews

Regardless of the film being real or fake, it is a rather well put together story and concept for a thriller, hence the 4 BDK rating....read the complete Fourth Kind, The (2009) review at BDK Reviews

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Films In Review

Theirs was the first widely-publicized claim of alien abduction, adapted into the best-selling 1966 book The Interrupted Journey and a television movie....read the complete Fourth Kind, The (2009) review at Films In Review

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Chicago Metromix

Apparently Dr. Tyler's patients who experienced this phenomenon woke up in the middle of the night to see an owl at their window....read the complete Fourth Kind, The (2009) review at Chicago Metromix

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Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)

Osunsanmi, who interviews the 'real' Taylor on a video with a Chapman University bug to give it the air of authenticity, almost seems bored by his own story....read the complete Fourth Kind, The (2009) review at Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)