A young woman returns from the future and enlists the unwilling help of a hitman to stop an alien invasion. The Terminator meets Independence Day with a dash of Transformers in a highly derivative but fun pulp sci-fi actioner. It borrows heavily from a lot of sources and the effe...( read more)
Anne Suzuki, Chiharu Kawai, Dean Harrington
A young woman from the future forces a local gunman to help her stop an impending alien invasion which will wipe out the human race.
DVD Release Date: February 10, 2004
Stats: 591 reviews
Flixster Reviews (591)
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July 9, 2009
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June 5, 2007
Matrix, Back to the Future, and the Transformers all had a baby, and this is it. :p It's a fun action flick w/ one girl trying to save the world from the future alien invasion.
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August 13, 2009
'Returner' is a fun action movie. It should at least satisfy hardcore action fans, and should be entertaining enough for anyone looking for a fun movie
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September 1, 2008
A fun cross between alien invasion, ET, the Terminator and the Matrix.
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August 24, 2008
The movie is a hodge podge of several genres including sci-fi, action/adventure, drama, and not original in each idea...feels like "the matirx', 'E.T.' among others..but the way it all comes together..its quite entertaining.. I ended up loving it!! Both lead actor/actress are q...( read more)
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September 7, 2009
Returner is mind blowing and amazing. Rent this now if your a fan of science fiction.
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July 25, 2009
My international butta! Its like ET, Terminator and Independence Day all put together.
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July 16, 2009
SAW THE PREVIEWS LOOKS AMAZING. AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE AWESOME. THE EFFECTS RIVAL TRANSFORMERS, WELL BEFORE ITS TIME.
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June 25, 2009
Not the greatest sci-fi story, but Takeshi Kaneshiro is totally awesome. If Keanu Reeves had any talent, Takeshi Kaneshiro would still be ten times better!
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May 5, 2009
I'd seen the transformer portion of this movie on YouTube and finally found and loved the film.
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