Captive State
2019 · Movie · PG-13 · 110 min · ★ 5.7 · 48% critics
Nearly a decade after an extraterrestrial occupation, a Chicago neighborhood endures heightened surveillance and restricted civil rights, with daily life shaped by an authoritarian system. As dissent grows on both sides of the conflict, a resistance movement begins to challenge the rule with secrecy and urgency.
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Details
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2019-03-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Critic score
- 48/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.7/10 (1,264 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Captive State if you like dark, political sci-fi with intrigue and little action; Not for you if you want a straightforward alien battle movie like Dark Skies or The 5th Wave.
Pros: intriguing occupation concept; tense, bleak atmosphere; strong performances | Cons: confusing, disjointed story; missing character work; limited action
Themes
- chicago, illinois
- dystopia
- alien
- apocalypse
- alien invasion
Cast & crew
John Goodman
as William Mulligan
Ashton Sanders
as Gabriel Drummond
Jonathan Majors
as Rafe Drummond
Vera Farmiga
as Jane Doe
Kevin Dunn
as Police Chief Igoe
Kevin J. O'Connor
as Kermode
Alan Ruck
as Rittenhouse
Ben Daniels
as Daniel
James Ransone
as Ellison
D. B. Sweeney
as Levitt
Directed by Rupert Wyatt