Encounter (2021)

★ 6.3 1h 48m 455 votes IMDb
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Encounter

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Cast

Riz Ahmed
Riz Ahmed as Malik Khan Age 43 · Wembley, London, England, UK Rizwan Ahmed (born 1 December 1982) is a British actor and rapper. He has received several awards, including an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award, and nominations for two Golden Globe Awards an...
Octavia Spencer
Octavia Spencer as Hattie Hayes Age 56 · Montgomery, Alabama, USA Octavia Lenora Spencer (born May 25, 1970) is an American actress. She has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Golden Globe Award, in addition t...
Lucian-River Chauhan
Lucian-River Chauhan as Jay Khan Age 17 · Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Rory Cochrane
Rory Cochrane as Shepard West Age 54 · Syracuse, New York, USA Rory Cochrane (born February 28, 1972) is an American actor.  He is known for playing Ron Slater in Dazed and Confused, Lucas in Empire Records, and Tim Speedle in CSI: Miami..
Aditya Geddada
Aditya Geddada as Bobby Khan Age 13
Janina Gavankar
Janina Gavankar as Piya Age 45 · Joliet, Illinois, USA Janina Zione Gavankar (born November 29, 1980) is an American actress and musician. Gavankar is trained as a pianist, vocalist, and orchestral percussionist. She majored in Theatre Performance at the...

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Manuel São Bento 4/10 Dec 04, 2021
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/encounter-spoiler-free-review

"Encounter features good performances, but sadly, it fails to deliver a creative, captivating take on an "alien invasion" flick.

Riz Ahmed tries his best to carry Michael Pearce's work to safe harbor, but the unsurprising, generic narrative lacks compelling character development to help the viewers reach the final act still interested about how everything's going to end.

From a technical standpoint, no element stands out enough to bring the film up a notch. Almost everything about it feels copied from better movies, and its themes have been approached countless times before.

If the filmmakers can't bring uniqueness to their story and characters, then the viewers will struggle to care about it..."

Rating: C-

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