Skylines
Seen it?2020 | 113 min | Science Fiction, Action, Thriller
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office loss and middling reviews (56% 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
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved Serenity or Aliens, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 53 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
When a virus threatens to turn the now earth-dwelling friendly alien hybrids against humans, Captain Rose Corley must lead a team of elite mercenaries on a mission to the alien world in order to save what's left of humanity.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
56% on Rotten Tomatoes, 46 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$171K worldwide on a $70 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 87K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Liam O'Donnell
- Lindsey MorganRose Corley
- Alexander SiddigGeneral Radford
- Rhona MitraDr. Mal
- Daniel BernhardtOwens
- Yayan RuhianHuana
- James CosmoGrant
- Jonathan HowardLeon
- Ieva AndrejevaitėAlexi
- Samantha JeanElaine
- Giedrė MockeliūnaitėIzzy