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A family vacation is anything but restful when young Tom Pearson (Carter Jenkins), his siblings, and his cousins encounter an invading force of tiny aliens who are bent on conquering Earth. The aliens gain control of Ricky, the boyfriend of Tom's sister Bethany (Ashley Tisdale). Using an implant in his brain, they use him to carry out their plot. When Tom learns that the implant works only on grown-ups, he sees a chance to fight off the invaders -- but only if the adults are kept clueless.

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Inoffensive and kid-friendly this mundane family comedy is light on imagination.

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Aliens in the Attic | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Ben Kenigsberg Time Out Rated: 1/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Aliens in the Attic | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Philippa Hawker The Age (Australia) You get the feeling that the Aliens in the Attic video game probably has more to offer. Rated: 2/5 Sep 3, 2009 Full Review Aliens in the Attic | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Derek Malcolm London Evening Standard The aliens look like cast-offs from a bad Spielberg film and the whole family are boring examples of Hollywood's ordinary Americans. Rated: 2/5 Aug 17, 2009 Full Review Aliens in the Attic | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Aliens in the Attic is simply your standard issue, paint-by-numbers family film likely to be most successful with smaller children. Rated: 2.5/4.0 Sep 1, 2020 Full Review Aliens in the Attic | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Nikki Baughan Roll Credits As a piece of cross-generational cinema, Aliens falls rather flat but as a dedicated children's film released into prime school holiday territory, it does exactly what it says on the tin. Rated: 2.5/5 Oct 29, 2019 Full Review Aliens in the Attic | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Debbie Baldwin Ladue News OK, it is a little derivative, but the young actors are all very convincing and Robert Hoffman does some terrific physical comedy after his body is commandeered by the alien leader. Rated: 6/10 Nov 14, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Leo It’s an alright average film. Nothing special about it though Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/12/24 Full Review William B This movie may not have amazing performances or good cinematography, but it was still a fun movie to watch. I have not seen this movie in a few years, but I remember having a blast when I watched it for the first time. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/11/24 Full Review Devin H I used to watch this movie as a kid. This was one of the best movies I watched. This movie used to blow my mind. It was funny and now it's so sad to see how people are saying how bad it is Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/19/24 Full Review Ava V Great movie! Definitely watch! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/28/24 Full Review Wrilen W Me liking some of this movie feels illegal to me. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/13/24 Full Review Zack Y Best movie I have ever seen. I watch it everytime I'm hungover and it makes me feel better. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/25/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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John Schultz Director Carter Jenkins Tom Austin Butler Jake Ashley Tisdale Bethany Kevin Nealon Stuart Pearson Robert Hoffman Ricky Dillman
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(Left) Ashley Boettcher as Hannah in "Aliens in the Attic." A scene from the film "Aliens in the Attic." Robert Hoffman as Ricky in "Aliens in the Attic." (L-R) Carter Jenkins as Tom, Henry Young as Art, Regan Young as Lee, Ashley Boettcher as Hannah, Austin Butler as Jake and Ashley Tisdale as Bethany in "Aliens in the Attic." Ashley Tisdale as Bethany in "Aliens in the Attic." (L-R) Austin Butler as Jake and Carter Jenkins as Tom in "Aliens in the Attic." (L-R) Ashley Boettcher as Hannah, Ashley Tisdale as Bethany and Kevin Nealon as Stuart in "Aliens in the Attic." (L-R) Ashley Tisdale as Bethany, Gillian Vigman as Nina, Ashley Boettcher as Hannah, Kevin Nealon as Stuart, Andy Richter as Uncle Nathan, Doris Roberts as Nana Rose, Carter Jenkins as Tom, Austin Butler as Jake, Henri Young as Art and Regan Young as Lee in "Aliens in the Attic." (Left) Ashley Boettcher as Hannah in "Aliens in the Attic." (L-R) Carter Jenkins as Tom and Austin Butler as Jake in "Aliens in the Attic." View more photos

Synopsis A family vacation is anything but restful when young Tom Pearson (Carter Jenkins), his siblings, and his cousins encounter an invading force of tiny aliens who are bent on conquering Earth. The aliens gain control of Ricky, the boyfriend of Tom's sister Bethany (Ashley Tisdale). Using an implant in his brain, they use him to carry out their plot. When Tom learns that the implant works only on grown-ups, he sees a chance to fight off the invaders -- but only if the adults are kept clueless.

Director
John Schultz

Producer
Barry Josephson

Screenwriter
Mark Burton, Adam F. Goldberg

Distributor
20th Century Fox

Production Co
Josephson Entertainment

Rating
PG (Language|Action/Violence|Some Suggestive Humor)

Genre
Kids & Family, Sci-Fi, Adventure, Comedy

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 31, 2009, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 25, 2015

Box Office (Gross USA)
$25.2M

Runtime
1h 26m
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