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Skyline (2010)

Skyline poster
Directed by
Colin Strause, Greg Strause
Genre
action film, war film, science fiction film, apocalyptic film, thriller film, speculative fiction film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 1,813 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of people in a Los Angeles apartment building wake up to find an alien invasion happening outside. They must fight to survive as the creatures try to capture them.

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What happens

Skyline is a 2010 American science fiction disaster film directed by Greg and Colin Strause and co-produced and written by Liam O'Donnell. It stars Eric Balfour, Scottie Thompson, Brittany Daniel, Crystal Reed, David Zayas, and Donald Faison as a group of Los Angeles residents who witness an alien invasion while in a condominium. Released on November 12, 2010, in the United States, Skyline was panned by critics. The film grossed $68.3 million worldwide against its $10–20 million budget. Skyline initiated the Skyline film series, being followed by three sequels: Beyond Skyline (2017), Skylines (2020) and Skyline: Warpath (2025). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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