District 9

Genre: Sci-Fi

Worldwide gross$211M

In 1982, a massive star ship bearing a bedraggled alien population, nicknamed "The Prawns," appeared over Johannesburg, South Africa. Twenty-eight years later, the initial welcome by the human population has faded. The refugee camp where the aliens were located has deteriorated into a militarized ghetto called District 9, where they are confined and exploited in squalor. In 2010, the munitions corporation, Multi-National United, is contracted to forcibly evict the population with operative Wikus van der Merwe in charge. In this operation, Wikus is exposed to a strange alien chemical and must rely on the help of his only two new 'Prawn' friends.

🏆 Nominated for 4 Oscars. 32 wins & 117 nominations total

Genres

Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Director

Neill Blomkamp

Cast

Sharlto Copley, David James, Jason Cope

Released

14 August 2009

Runtime

1h 52m

Certificate

R

IMDb rating

7.9 / 10

Votes

749,419

Metascore

81

Rotten Tomatoes

90%

Box office

$115,646,235

Budget

$30,000,000

Edition

Base