Dan Aykroyd, David Duchovny, Julianne Moore

A firefighting cadet, two college professors, and a geeky-but-sexy government scientist work against an alien organism that has been rapidly evolving ever since its arrival on Earth inside a meteor.

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50% liked it

240,050 ratings

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41% liked it

131 critics

PG-13, 102 min.

Directed by: Ivan Reitman

Release Date: June 8, 2001

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DVD Release Date: December 26, 2001

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  • September 24, 2009
    15 years too late. Not one of Ivan Reitman?s best.
  • June 29, 2009
    Dumb and fun with random casting. Has some good moments and is an interesting comedy but probably isn't funny after watching it multiple times.
  • January 23, 2009
    We have already established that cakaw cakaw and touki-touki don't work.
  • March 6, 2008
    Orlando Jones is not fully utilized here...he's hilarious and doesn't get the chance to prove himself
  • February 3, 2008
    Pending Review...

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  • November 6, 2009
    Buenísima. Todo un comercial de Head n Shoulders!
  • November 5, 2009
    this was a fun movie..special effects were good and was entertained thru the whole viewing!
  • October 30, 2009
    Just watched it cauz nothing else was on but Im glad I did.Very funny movie
  • October 27, 2009
    Comercial! or stupid! :|
  • October 15, 2009
    Not bad, a pretty decent film. It had the potential to be better but was still pretty good.

Critic Reviews


June 8, 2001
David Edelstein, Slate

I laughed -- but mostly to keep from getting depressed about the devolution of mainstream movies. full review

June 8, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

It's refried comic beans that smell stale and smack of desperation. full review

June 8, 2001
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

It's loud, silly and a bloated mess, but still twice as good as Pearl Harbor, because it puts you back on the street in half the time. full review

June 8, 2001
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Nowhere near as bad as most recent comedies; it has real laughs, but it misses real opportunities. full review

June 7, 2001
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

The movie itself evolves in reverse, starting life as a moderately clever grab bag of high-concept noodling and half-witty badinage before descending into the primordial ooze of explosions and elabora... full review

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  • kimothylala
    April 11, 2007
    omg i love this film saving the world with head a shoulder like the best comedy made

    ive seen this movie before the black dude dies first- i love that quote
  • jbpelican
    September 22, 2006
    A horror (ish) movie that can be enjoyed by the whole family. No it really can. Its great. Piss funny with boatloads of weirds creatures to shampoo!

    Justins Best Bit: Being sucked into a giant, alien..........anus.

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