The Fourth Kind (2009)
There are four kinds of alien encounters. The fourth kind is abduction.
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The Fourth Kind rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb5.9/10· 85K votes
Rotten Tomatoes18%
Metacritic34%
TMDb6.356/10· 2K votesWith 18% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.9/10 on IMDb and 34/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About The Fourth Kind
Since the 1960s, a disproportionate number of the population in and around Nome, Alaska, have gone missing. Despite FBI investigations, the disappearances remain a mystery. Dr. Abigail Tyler, a psychologist, may be on the verge of blowing the unsolved cases wide open when, during the course of treating her patients, she finds evidence of alien abductions.
Cast of The Fourth Kind
Milla Jovovich
as Dr. Abigail 'Abbey' Tyler
Elias Koteas
as Abel Campos
Will Patton
as Sheriff August
Hakeem Kae-Kazim
as Awolowa Odusami
Corey Johnson
as Tommy Fisher
Enzo Cilenti
as Scott Stracinsky
Eric Loren
as Deputy Ryan
Mia McKenna-Bruce
as Ashley Tyler
Raphaël Coleman
as Ronnie Tyler
Daphne Alexander
as Theresa
Alisha Seaton
as Cindy Stracinski
Tyne Rafaeli
as Sarah Fisher
The Fourth Kind facts
- Budget
- $10M
- Box office
- $47.7M
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Alien abduction premise creates unsettling psychological tension
- •Alaska setting isolates characters within mysterious environment
- •Found-footage aesthetic generates documentary-style authenticity
What the audience disliked
- •Pseudo-scientific framing undermines supernatural credibility
- •Repetitive interrogation scenes test audience patience repeatedly
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