Horror movie The Fourth Kind has left fans "too scared to sleep" as its storyline plays on a loop in their head. First released in 2009, the chilling psychological thriller has "messed up" a new set of viewers after being released on streaming service Netflix.
The movie, starring Milla Jovovich, Will Patton and Elias Koteas, tells the story of an ongoing unsolved mystery in Alaska. Claiming to be "based on the actual case studies", viewers quickly learn there has been a huge number of unexplained disappearances for 40 long years.
But while some accuse the authorities of a cover up, psychologist Dr Abigail Tyler, played by Milla Jovovich, makes a disturbing discovery about alien activity in the small town. Following the film's release on Netflix, viewers have been taking to TikTok to warn others about it.
One user said: "This movie had me scared as f*** for days thinking it was real."
Another user added: "You can't convince me it isn't real still."
A third user said: "The Fourth Kind scarred me for life."
One more user added: "I had years of bad sleep because of this film. From what I have researched, it's not real footage, it's like the Blair Witch Project style."
When the movie was originally released 14 year ago, the film received negative reviews and grossed about $47 (£37) million worldwide.
It has an 18 per cent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 115 reviews.
On the platform, one of its 'top critics' wrote: "The Fourth Kind has a clever gimmick and nothing more."
Another reviewer added: "Without the true-story conceit, The Fourth Kind would be just another formula horror flick with a couple of passable jolts trying to hold a flimsy story together."
One more reviewer said: "The Fourth Kind may not be the most honest movie in the galaxy, but it's got one thing right: With horror, what you don't see is usually more terrifying than what you do."
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