Luis and the Aliens
Seen it?2018 | 86 min | Animation, Family
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and middling reviews (24% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Best for fans of close encounters and parents and kids watching together. The aliens are the hook, but the human reactions are the story. Liked Leo? This is a good next one. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Paced for all ages, at 1 hr 26 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- Skip it if you can't get past animation (your loss).
11-year-old Luis makes friends with three loveable little aliens, who crash their UFO into his house. In return for Luis' help in finding the home-shopping channel stuff they came for, they save Luis from boarding school - and an exciting adventure follows.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
24% on Rotten Tomatoes, 46 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
Our audience score: 57%
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$13 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 19K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Wolfgang Lauenstein, Christoph Lauenstein
- Callum MaloneyLuis Sonntag (voice)
- Dermot MagennisArmin Sonntag / Wabo (voice)
- Ian CoppingerMog (voice)
- Paul TylakNag / Mr. Winter / Ice Cream Man / Bill (voice)
- Lucy CarolanJennifer (voice)
- Eoin DalyMarlon (voice)
- Aileen MythenMrs. Winter / Valentina / Ms. Diekendaker (voice)
- Simon ToalPrincipal (voice)
- Danna DavisJill (voice)
- Susie PowerSarah (voice)