I Am Number Four

2011
PG-13
1h 51m

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

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Alex Pettyfer in I Am Number Four (2011)

John is an extraordinary teen, masking his true identity and passing as a typical high school student to elude a deadly enemy seeking to destroy him. Three like him have already been killed ... he is Number Four.

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Action Adventure Sci-Fi Thriller

Aliens and their Guardians are hiding on Earth from intergalactic bounty hunters. They can only be killed in numerical order, and Number Four is next on the list. This is his story.Aliens and their Guardians are hiding on Earth from intergalactic bounty hunters. They can only be killed in numerical order, and Number Four is next on the list. This is his story.Aliens and their Guardians are hiding on Earth from intergalactic bounty hunters. They can only be killed in numerical order, and Number Four is next on the list. This is his story.

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

248K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,024

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination

Trivia
The movie is based on a young adult science fiction novel by Pittacus Lore, and it is the first book in the Lorien Legacies series: "I Am Number Four," "The Power of Six," "The Rise of Nine," "The Fall of Five," "The Revenge of Seven" and "The Fate of Ten." The final book, "United as One" was released in 2016.

Goofs
Sarah doesn't have her camera ready when John throws the football, yet on her website there is a sequence of photos of him throwing the football.

Quotes
John: Six, Sam is coming with us.
Number 6: What? No way!
John: He's one of us now. We need to find his father.
[there is a slight pause]
Number 6: [to Sam] You slow us down, I'll shoot you myself.
Sam: And I believe you. Can we go now?

Crazy credits
Clouds blow over the DreamWorks SKG logo which then reveals a shot from space

Connections
Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.84 (2011)

Soundtracks
Radioactive
Written by Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill and Nathan Followill
Performed by Kings of Leon
Courtesy of RCA Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

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Featured review

7/10

Exactly what I expected

This movie isn't the best action film of the year. This movie isn't another tongue-in-cheek teen movie. Most importantly, this movie isn't a "wannabe" of the Twilight franchise. This movie is entertainment for all viewers that delivers a good story, action, and desire to want more at the end. I was lucky enough to work as an extra in this movie for about 2 weeks and was able to see how this film came together, piece by piece. The visual effects truly make the film enjoyable. Seeing it behind-the-scenes, I couldn't imagine what it would look like. To be honest, I was pleasantly surprised.

The acting was believable and consistent (unlike previous reviews who claim the actors lost steam halfway thru the film). Timothy Olyphant is perhaps the best character in the film, Pettyfer following right after. The best part about this film: the love story within the plot WAS NOT painful/annoying to watch (such as Twilight).

This movie is definitely worth seeing in theaters, as the action scenes truly make the experience. I Am Number Four is a great start to what could be a fantastic franchise.