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Encounter

Encounter

When you stand by each other, you can get through anything.

20216.31h 48m

Overview

A decorated Marine goes on a rescue mission to save his two young sons from an unhuman threat. As their journey takes them in increasingly dangerous directions, the boys will need to leave their childhoods behind.

Directed by Michael Pearce
Written by Michael Pearce, Joe Barton
Produced by Dimitri Doganis, Piers Vellacott, Derrin Schlesinger
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Top Cast

Riz Ahmed

Riz Ahmed

Malik Khan

Octavia Spencer

Octavia Spencer

Hattie Hayes

Lucian-River Chauhan

Lucian-River Chauhan

Jay Khan

Rory Cochrane

Rory Cochrane

Shepard West

Aditya Geddada

Aditya Geddada

Bobby Khan

Janina Gavankar

Janina Gavankar

Piya

Misha Collins

Misha Collins

Dylan

Keith Szarabajka

Keith Szarabajka

Grant

Shane McRae

Shane McRae

Lance

Antonio Jaramillo

Antonio Jaramillo

Raul

Themes & Keywords

alienalien abductionalien invasion

About Encounter

Encounter is a mystery, thriller, drama film released in 2021 exploring themes of alien, alien abduction, alien invasion. Directed by Michael Pearce, it stars Riz Ahmed, Octavia Spencer, Lucian-River Chauhan. A decorated Marine goes on a rescue mission to save his two young sons from an unhuman threat. As their journey takes them in increasingly dangerous directions, the boys will need to leave their childhoods behind.

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