The Invasion

The Invasion

2007 · 99 min · EN · PG-13 · 6.1 (1,838 votes)
Dir. Oliver Hirschbiegel · Starring Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Jackson Bond, Jeremy Northam, Jeffrey Wright, Veronica Cartwright · Music John Ottman

“Do not trust anyone. Do not show emotion. Do not fall asleep.”

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Washington, D.C. psychologist Carol Bennell and her colleague Dr. Ben Driscoll are the only two people on Earth who are aware of an epidemic running rampant through the city. They discover an alien virus aboard a crashed space shuttle that transforms anyone who comes into contact with it into unfeeling drones while they sleep. Carol realizes her son holds the key to stopping the spread of the plague and she races to find him before it is too late.

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A pervasive sense of dread permeates this sleek sci-fi thriller. It's a tense, paranoid watch as an insidious threat erodes identity and connection. The desperate struggle for survival and the fight against an unfeeling conformity create a chilling, unsettling atmosphere that grips you from start to finish.

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