Alien Nation (movie)

12 Ratings: 2.8

A 1988 movie starring James Caan

Alien Nation is a 1988 science fiction film written by Rockne S. O'Bannon and directed by Graham Baker. It stars James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp, and Kevyn Major Howard. The following year, the film's plot … see full wiki

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review by JRider. July 02, 2010

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Decent Action Comedy but the Start of Something Great

Alien Nation is one of those films that really defies the system of classification that we have in play to cover most motion picture genres. In summaries and reviews it would be easy to pick out staple concepts such as alien invasion, advanced technology and genetically altered slave trading to peg it as definitive science fiction. However, actually watching the film reveals a cop drama that has more in common with pictures such as Lethal Weapon, Rush Hour and perhaps … more

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Quick Tip by imahsome. July 29, 2010

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This is a great buddy cop flick with a sci-fi element. There are aliens but they are mostly used as a device in this movie for commentary on immigrants' effect on the job market and for other topics throughout the other Alien Nation movies and TV shows. A bit formulaic, but a fun movie though and James Caan is great.

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