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Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left Out

2023 · 83 min

A gentle, quirky small-town coming-of-age story that mixes light comedy with sincere feelings of loneliness and belonging.

Directed by
Jake Van Wagoner
Genres
Family, Adventure, Science fiction
Starring
Emma Tremblay, Jacob Buster, Will Forte
Tagline
A mystery of cosmic proportions.
Overview
Itsy is new in town and her life seems over until she meets her space-obsessed neighbor Calvin, who believes his parents were abducted by aliens. An aspiring journalist, Itsy decides to write an exposé on Calvin but ends up discovering much more.

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Directed by
Jake Van Wagoner
Genres
Family, Adventure, Science fiction
Starring
Emma Tremblay, Jacob Buster, Will Forte
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    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • friendship
    • identity
    • grief
    • isolation
    Places
    • small town
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour5
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension3
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    family, adventure, science fiction, drama
    Directed by
    Jake Van Wagoner
    Written by
    Austin Everett
    Starring
    Emma Tremblay, Jacob Buster, Will Forte, Elizabeth Mitchell, Matt Biedel, Hailey Smith, Landry Townsend, Kenneth Cummins
    Runtime
    83 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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