Occupation

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Occupation

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2018

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Some town residents have to band together after a devastating alien invasion. As they struggle to survive, they realize they must stay one step ahead of their attackers and work together for a chance to strike back.

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Justin Lowe

The Hollywood Reporter

07/26/2018

Occupation gets the job done with a minimum of fuss and an abundance of explosive set pieces that will likely endear it to domestic fans, even if it's mostly forgettable otherwise.

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

07/19/2018

This is the rare action movie that's almost more exciting when the characters put down their guns and take up an argument.

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Rob Staeger

Village Voice

07/19/2018

Occupation is an action-movie throwback, a comfortable old combat boot. It's rousing in the old, familiar ways, but shouldn't all that sound and fury signify something?

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Alistair Lawrence

Common Sense Media

06/09/2021

2/5

After an intriguing set up, Occupation quickly leans on cliched character types and storylines that an original setting still can't make interesting.

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Emilie Black

Cinema Crazed

04/11/2020

4/5

Occupation is a well-made sci-fi invasion romp that takes the subject and gives it a realism that works for it.

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Andiee Paviour

Nobody's Reading This But Me

07/07/2019

3/5

Before a tribe of aliens attack Earth, meanly blasting the bejesus out of everything in their path, night-time footie in a small Aussie town is as home-grown as it gets.

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Elaine T

@tempest_love 1d

I wanted to see a sci-fi, saw that Temuera Morrison (Boba Fett) was in it and gave it a chance. After aliens came to earth and took over a little town, one actress starts to sympathize with the aliens, "Columbus discovered America, Cook discovered Australia. They aren't going anywhere." I just shook my head. I swear, I just can't stand more of this garbage injected into movies. Aliens killed humans, eperimented on them, they take over a town, and the answer is share the planet? How moronic. It's another piece of garbage. I wanted to like it, but I just can't stomach it. Love Tumuera, hate the show. ZERO STARS for wasting my time! "No Soup for YOU! NEXT!"

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Dave Z

@davezimny 4d

This is the exact equivalent of all the matinee movies I watched as a kid. Don't ask this film for more than it offers: an excellent B-Movie with corny moments, lots of action and a few Messages to add a little weight. Perfect watching for a rainy spring night or a slow weekend.

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Bryan S

@RT73242155 Jun 5

It's similar to Red Dawn only they're Australian and they're fighting aliens. Plus, there's better character development and human drama. I really liked most of the characters. The Australian flavor was interesting and entertaining. The whole invasion scenario is implausible, but that doesn't keep the movie from being a fun watch.

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Alex H

@RT74921822 May 14

Cheesy background music, bad acting. Aliens looked hilarious, guns too. Stopped watching when I saw the guys in the team throwing rocks at the aliens and came to read the reviews. Don't trust the rating.

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Chris J

@RT82930701 11/04/2024

What a ridiculous and badly acted movie, it just seemed to drag on forever and the alien costumes looked like cheap Halloween masks. One to miss.

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J T

@RT03432744 08/31/2024

The movie had some promise... That is until the Asian character is featured and she ruins the whole movie. The worst actress I have ever seen in my life. At the end she decides herself the aliens can share the planet with all the humans. I could do nothing but mock every word and action she did as none of it made any sense. If you have 2 hours you want to regret be my guest watching this film. I don't know how drunk some people were who rated this highly but they will need to check themselves into rehab.

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Some town residents have to band together after a devastating alien invasion. As they struggle to survive, they realize they must stay one step ahead of their attackers and work together for a chance to strike back.

Director: Luke Sparke
Producer: Carly Imrie, Carmel Imrie
Screenwriter: Luke Sparke
Distributor: Saban Films
Production Co: Saban Films, SparkeFilms History Design
Rating: R (Some Language)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Drama
Original Language: Australian English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 20, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 20, 2018
Runtime: 2h 0m

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