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District 9
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R,1hr 52min
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August 14, 2009
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Sony Pictures/Screen Gems
Synopsis: Director Neill Blomkamp teams with producer Peter Jackson for this tale of extraterrestrial refugees stuck in contemporary South Africa. It's been 28 years since the aliens made first contact, but there was never any attack from the skies, nor any profound technological revelation capable of advancing our society. Instead, the aliens were treated as refugees. They were the last of their kind, and in order to accommodate them, the government of South Africa set up a makeshift home in District 9 as ... Full Synopsis
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Metascore
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81
Universal Acclaim
out of 100
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Sharlto Copely in "District 9" (Sony Pictures)
Sharlto Copely in "District 9" (Sony Pictures)
Sharlto Copely in "District 9" (Sony Pictures)
Sharlto Copely in "District 9" (Sony Pictures)
A scene from "District 9" (Sony Pictures)
A scene from "District 9" (Sony Pictures)
A scene from "District 9" (Sony Pictures)
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