Encounter

Name: Encounter
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Released: December 3, 2021
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 57
Cast: Aditya Geddada, Antonio Jaramillo, Bill Dawes, Brennan Keel Cook, Janina Gavankar

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Amazon Studios | Release Date: December 3, 2021 | R

Starring: Aditya Geddada, Antonio Jaramillo, Bill Dawes, Brennan Keel Cook, Janina Gavankar, Keith Szarabajka, Lucian-River Chauhan, Octavia Spencer, Riz Ahmed, Rory Cochrane

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Streams on Prime Video beginning December 10, 2021.

Summary: A decorated Marine goes on a rescue mission to save his two young sons from an inhuman threat. As their journey takes them in increasingly dangerous directions, the boys will need to leave their childhoods behind.

Director: Michael Pearce

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Thriller

Rating: R

Runtime: 108 min

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The Telegraph Tim Robey

Dec 9, 2021

Encounter is bugged-out science fiction paranoia, stylish and sinewy, with an opening sequence that may have you bolting for the door, or at least the remote control. Read full review

Tomris Laffly

Sep 14, 2021

It’s deceptively simple yet deeply philosophical stuff, channeled by first-rate genre filmmaking. Read full review

IndieWire Amy Nicholson

Dec 7, 2021

Once Encounter reveals its destination, there aren’t many places for the script to go, though there’s a savage little side trip to a rural militia during which it becomes clearer that this Ahmed acting showcase is also interested in touring the American psyche Read full review

Roxana Hadadi

Nov 30, 2021

As the film reveals its intentions around Ahmed’s character, too many scenes rely on superficial dialogue and contrived situations to push the plot along. Read full review

Samantha Nelson

Dec 2, 2021

Encounter is a tense, and stylish thriller with some excellent performances, but it’s dragged down by a lack of focus and pointless tangents. Read full review

The Playlist Gregory Ellwood

Sep 14, 2021

The film’s saving graces is not only Ahmed, who, as you’d expect, elevates the material every chance he gets, but his on-screen connection with Chauhan. Somehow, the relatively unknown Canadian actor gives one of the best performances from a young actor in recent memory. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Sep 14, 2021

It all adds up to less than we hoped, though Pearce’s direction is never less than confident. Read full review

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martin57

Dec 13, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Big fan of this movie. Riz Ahmed is again excellent in a role that resonates with today's world of paranoia and mental illness, with a fun sci-fi twist that was creepy and I almost wanted to be true.… Expand

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Mauro_Lanari

Dec 11, 2021

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Once the initial long shifting of genres has been overcome, the film expresses well a couple of things not taken for granted about the intergenerational relationship: children can save their parents by learning from them to discern the good from the inner demons.

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Ralfbergs

Apr 15, 2022

I found this movie interesting and the plot was nice, even though some moments were a bit dumb, but overall I think this movie was too low rating here.

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JLuis_001

Dec 14, 2021

Despite Riz Ahmed's convincing performance, he alone is not enough to turn a mediocre script directed in such an average manner, into a better film.

And it's not that he fails to carry the weight of the story, as it's his work that makes it worth watching, but it's very unfortunate when aDespite Riz Ahmed's convincing performance, he alone is not enough to turn a mediocre script directed in such an average manner, into a better film.

And it's not that he fails to carry the weight of the story, as it's his work that makes it worth watching, but it's very unfortunate when a film doesn't have the arguments nor the sufficient quality to justify the good acting it contains.… Expand

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Yoinkers

Jul 27, 2022

The cinematography is phenomenal, acting great, sound design amazing, editing fabulous, but jeez, what was the point of half the movie? I understand what they're trying to convey but it was delivered horribly. It had so much potential to be something else, but wasted it. The ending wasThe cinematography is phenomenal, acting great, sound design amazing, editing fabulous, but jeez, what was the point of half the movie? I understand what they're trying to convey but it was delivered horribly. It had so much potential to be something else, but wasted it. The ending was decent, though.… Expand

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capt_morgan

Dec 11, 2021

Totally liberal propaganda story telling disguised with mix of aliens/PTSD/mental health; where all white man are crazy and bad; black people are the only good and everyone else is a victim.

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jaywhitaker1987

Dec 22, 2021

They should not have cast Riz Ahmed; he is way, way too good for this movie. The quality of his performance makes every other aspect of the movie look like genuine trash. The unambitious script, workmanlike editing, and failure to adequately direct or work around the child performers makeThey should not have cast Riz Ahmed; he is way, way too good for this movie. The quality of his performance makes every other aspect of the movie look like genuine trash. The unambitious script, workmanlike editing, and failure to adequately direct or work around the child performers make for an overall very mediocre film. At least, the film would be mediocre if it had a mediocre star at its center. But it doesn't; it has Riz Ahmed. When the film fails to rise to the level of his performance, it fails to justify its own existence.… Expand

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