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  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Tugg
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Tugg
  • 1 h 35 m

Summary When Julio wakes up in a strange apartment after a night of partying, he’s pleasantly surprised to discover it belongs to a beautiful one-night-stand he can’t remember - Julia. What’s already an awkward situation is made even more so when they discover a giant flying saucer hovering above the city, which is now deserted. Now Julio must c...

Directed By: Nacho Vigalondo

Written By: Nacho Vigalondo

  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Tugg
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • Tugg
  • 1 h 35 m

Extraterrestrial

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
55
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 8 User Ratings
6.9
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Summary When Julio wakes up in a strange apartment after a night of partying, he’s pleasantly surprised to discover it belongs to a beautiful one-night-stand he can’t remember - Julia. What’s already an awkward situation is made even more so when they discover a giant flying saucer hovering above the city, which is now deserted. Now Julio must c...

Directed By: Nacho Vigalondo

Written By: Nacho Vigalondo

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Mixed or Average Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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38% Positive
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63% Mixed
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91
Jun 12, 2012
Extraterrestrial can be forgiven the tangents into melodrama due to Vigalondo's seamless ability to navigate those soapy waters.
By Eric Kohn FULL REVIEW
88
Jun 11, 2012
In almost every respect, Extraterrestrial is an exceptional and traditional romantic comedy. It just happens to be set during an alien invasion.
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70
Jun 12, 2012
Extraterrestrial is a comedy dropped agreeably into an alien invasion - well, maybe not invasion. The spaceship just sits there.
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60
Jun 11, 2012
Results are offbeat and amusing, but also a bit thin as the whole essentially amounts to one long shaggy-dog joke.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW
50
Jul 11, 2012
On the whole, Extraterrestrial is slight, filled with lots of bark but little bite.
By Marjorie Baumgarten FULL REVIEW
42
Jun 13, 2012
There's a solid framework in place here for a fun, original twist on a conventional science-fiction premise, but aside from the occasional quirky touch - Vigalondo fails to fill that frame with a picture worthy of it.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
40
Jun 14, 2012
Alien invasion is just an excuse for romantic farce in Extraterrestrial, a tiresome roundelay of lies, lust and leaping paranoia.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Sayaka Producciones Audiovisuales, Apaches Entertainment, Antena 3 Films, Euskal Irrati Telebista (EiTB), Morituri
Release Date Jun 15, 2012
Duration 1 h 35 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards

Les Arcs European Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Austin Fantastic Fest
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Yoga Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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