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Alien Convergence

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Video201787 minMidcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Director
Rob Pallatina
Starring
Caroline Ivari, Stephen Brown, Mishone Feigin, Michael Marcel

When flying reptilian creatures wreak havoc all over the world, the survivors’ only hope of stopping them is a new, state-of-the-art fighter jet piloted by the only team that knows how to use the technology.

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Highlights

What stands out about Alien Convergence?

Alien Convergence earns 1 badge: Universally Panned.

Reception

Is Alien Convergence worth watching?

Alien Convergence's Midcredits score is the 1st percentile of all films, from 1.4K ratings across 4 sources. 9% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

1st percentile

Among the least well received films

2nd percentile among Action1st percentile among 2010s
Acclaim (how much people like it)3rd
Approval (how many liked it)1st

38 /100

3rd percentile of all films

7th percentile among Action4th percentile among 2010s

Rating distribution

The crowd leans negative, with most ratings sitting in the bottom half of the scale.

Approval

How many liked it

9% liked it

1st percentile of all films

1st percentile among Action1st percentile among 2010s
9% rated it 7–1091% rated it 1–6

Reach

How many have seen it

68th percentile

1.4K ratings across platforms

54th percentile among Action71st percentile among 2010s
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 13% in 30 days

What reviewers say

Common ground

A cheaply made, low-budget mockbuster with a bizarre disability-centric premise.

Detractors panned

  • Nonsensical, illogical plot
  • Laughable, cheap CGI effects
  • Wooden, unnatural dialogue

What stands out

Acting15

Uniformly poor, wooden performances

Pacing15

Tedious, slow, with too much filler dialogue

Characters10

Disabled protagonists feel forced and unconvincing

Plot and story5

Nonsensical, illogical story with no urgency

Effects and spectacle5

Laughable, cheap CGI aliens and action scenes

Dialogue5

Gibberish, juvenile, and unnatural

Originality5

Derivative, recycled from other Asylum films

Tension5

Dull conflict with no menace

Watch experience

What is Alien Convergence like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Scary: browse every movie of this kind

Watch this when you want to be scared.

It has a few laughs and leaves you entertained. Skip it when you want something with weight.

ToneFeelDemandwhat the answer rests onexact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

Very little.

What it feels like

Scary.

The answer rests on this: Moods
TenseAbsurd
Heaviest: middle
Register
Absurdist · 7% of films: Deliberately illogical; embraces nonsense.Adventurous · 11% of films
Told as
Three-act: Setup, confrontation, resolution — the default Hollywood shape.
ToneThe film plays its material straight but the low-budget execution makes it unintentionally absurd.
The rideThe film alternates between tense alien attack sequences and absurd character interactions, with most action in the middle.
StructureThe synopsis suggests a conventional narrative.

How it leaves you

what you carry away

Entertained.

FunBittersweet
Why it leaves you this wayThe film's inept execution makes it unintentionally funny, but the premise of disabled heroes offers a brief sweet spot.
How it ends · evidence
Bittersweet ending

Story archetype

where it sits among all films
Monster — 21% of films. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of films. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 10% of films. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 4% of films. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 11% of films. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 9% of films. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 13% of films. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 7% of films. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 22% of filmsPredator — 6% of films. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 6% of films. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of films. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 2% of films. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of films. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of films. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of films. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of films. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of films. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of films. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — under 1% of films. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of films. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of films. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of films. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of films. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 4% of films. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 5% of films. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of films. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — 1% of films. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of films. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 2% of films. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — 1% of films. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of films. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — 1% of films. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 4% of films. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of films. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of films. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of films. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 1% of films. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of films. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — 2% of films. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 2% of films. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 2% of films. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 3% of films. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 3% of films. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 5% of films. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of films. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 2% of films. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of films. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 5% of films. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 2% of films. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).MonsterInvasion
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 21% (this title): Predator 6% · Tyrant 6% · Invasion 2% (this title) · Oppressive state 2% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3%: Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent under 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 10%: Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 4% · Mission 5% · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage 1%
  • Voyage 4%: Portal fantasy under 1% · Fish out of water 2% · Survival ordeal 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent 1%
  • Comedy 11%: Romantic comedy 4% · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 1%
  • Tragedy 9%: Hubris 1% · Obsession 2% · Corruption arc 2% · Doomed love 2% · Crushed by fate 3%
  • Rebirth 13%: Redemption 3% · Healing 5% · Liberation 2% · Second chance 2%
  • Mystery 7%: Puzzle 1% · Investigation 5% · Enigma 2%
  • No archetype 22%

Overcoming the monster: A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated. · Invasion: An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).

21% of films fit this archetype

A loose fit — the map only half-holds this one.

Why this archetypeA team of disabled service personnel uses a thought-controlled plane to repel alien invaders, fitting the 'invasion' subtype of overcoming_the_monster.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 27% of filmsSelf — 22% of filmsPower — 7% of filmsMorality — 16% of filmsSurvival — 15% of filmsSociety — 9% of filmsIdeas — 5% of filmsRomantic love — 15% of filmsMarriage — 2% of filmsFamily bonds — 21% of filmsParenthood — 2% of filmsFriendship — 9% of filmsLoyalty — 4% of filmsIdentity — 14% of filmsComing of age — 5% of filmsAging — under 1% of filmsSelf-worth — 7% of filmsAmbition — 7% of filmsPurpose — 9% of filmsMemory — 3% of filmsObsession — 3% of films. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 2% of filmsCorruption — 3% of filmsGreed — 3% of filmsClass — 3% of filmsOppression — 4% of filmsFreedom — 5% of filmsJustice — 13% of filmsDuty — 2% of filmsRevenge — 4% of filmsGuilt — 3% of filmsRedemption — 6% of films. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — 1% of filmsSacrifice — 4% of filmsBetrayal — 5% of filmsDeception — 9% of filmsSurvival — 17% of filmsWar — 1% of filmsViolence — 4% of filmsMortality — 2% of filmsGrief — 6% of filmsTrauma — 7% of filmsMental illness — 1% of filmsAddiction — 1% of filmsIllness and disability — under 1% of filmsCommunity — 14% of films. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 5% of filmsPrejudice — 3% of filmsDisplacement — 1% of filmsFaith — 3% of filmsTradition vs change — 2% of filmsFame — 3% of filmsLegacy — 4% of filmsFate — 1% of filmsFree will — under 1% of filmsTruth — 4% of filmsHope — 5% of filmsNature — 2% of filmsArt — 4% of filmsTechnology — 1% of filmsSelfPurposeSelf
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 27%: Romantic love 15% · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 21% · Parenthood 2% · Friendship 9% · Loyalty 4%
  • Self 22% (this title): Identity 14% · Coming of age 5% · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% · Ambition 7% · Purpose 9% (this title) · Memory 3% · Obsession 3%
  • Power 7%: Power 2% · Corruption 3% · Greed 3% · Class 3% · Oppression 4% · Freedom 5%
  • Morality 16%: Justice 13% · Duty 2% · Revenge 4% · Guilt 3% · Redemption 6% · Forgiveness 1% · Sacrifice 4% · Betrayal 5% · Deception 9%
  • Survival 15%: Survival 17% (this title) · War 1% · Violence 4% · Mortality 2% · Grief 6% · Trauma 7% · Mental illness 1% · Addiction 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 9%: Community 14% (this title) · Isolation 5% · Prejudice 3% · Displacement 1% · Faith 3% · Tradition vs change 2% · Fame 3% · Legacy 4%
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 4% · Hope 5% · Nature 2% · Art 4% · Technology 1%

Self

Purpose · 9% of filmsSurvivalCommunity · 14% of films: Consequences reach a town, institution or group.
Celebrates its theme: Affirms its theme — this is good and worth having.Global stakes: Consequences reach the world.Ensemble lead
How it treats its themeDisabled service personnel find renewed purpose by using their unique skills to defend humanity from an alien threat.
StanceThe film celebrates the resourcefulness of disabled veterans saving the world from an alien threat.

The world

ContemporaryRuralInstitutionalScience fiction
Orchestral modernElectronicForeground music · original score · Christopher Cano
SettingA desert military base and surrounding towns in the southwestern US

Content guide

Is Alien Convergence okay for kids?

As of March 15, 2026, Midcredits content scores put its violence at mild (33/100), sexual content at minimal (10/100), language at mild (33/100), drug and alcohol content at minimal (0/100) and frightening material at moderate (53/100). None has enough votes to rank yet.

Ratings in 2 other countries
  • UK15
  • Germany16
Overall
Moderate · all five categories
not ranked
Violence & Gore
Mild
too few votes to rank (4 votes)
Sex & Nudity
None / Minimal
too few votes to rank (7 votes)
Profanity
Mild
too few votes to rank (4 votes)
Alcohol & Drugs
None / Minimal
too few votes to rank (4 votes)
Frightening / Intense
Moderate
too few votes to rank (5 votes)

Too few votes to rank this title overall (24 votes across 5 categories; ranking needs 10 in at least three).

Source: Midcredits content scores, 0 (none) to 100 (severe) per category, with each standing ranked against other films that have them.

What content warnings does Alien Convergence have?

Not screened for content warnings yet.

Cast and crew

Who is in Alien Convergence?

Cast

At least 6 of the 10 billed cast had never appeared on screen.

Caroline Ivari
as Emma Harper
Screen debut: No prior film or television role.
Stephen Brown
as Benjamin Robbins
Newcomer: A standing when this film came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Mishone Feigin
as Bruce
Screen debut: No prior film or television role.
Michael Marcel
as Freddie
Newcomer: A standing when this film came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Britt George
as General Wesley Augursin
Screen debut: No prior film or television role.
Ana Zimhart
as Sandrine
Screen debut: No prior film or television role.
Dennis Renard
as Doran
Screen debut: No prior film or television role.
Brandon George
as Gas Station Attendant
Screen debut: No prior film or television role.
Kevin Duffin
as Guard
Sari Sabella
as Background person

Crew

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What are movies like Alien Convergence?

Movies like Alien Convergence include Independence Day: Resurgence (2016), Plan 9 from Outer Space (1958) and Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974). Of the 7 closest matches, most are stories about aliens, and all are invasion stories.

Balanced: every group counts the same, and production only breaks ties.

3 of these 7 share its world: the American West. Those cards say what else they share.

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