SummaryAlienoid follows two Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392) gurus seeking a legendary, time-bending blade as they unexpectedly cross paths with modern-era people hunting down a dangerous alien concealed inside a human’s body.
Directed By:Dong-hoon Choi
Written By:Dong-hoon Choi
Alienoid
Metascore
Mixed or Average
54
User score
Generally Favorable
7.0
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
54
29% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
43% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
29% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Aug 25, 2022
80
The movie is bursting at the seams, as if Choi, in his first outing since the 2015 historical action drama “Assassination,” was drunk on pure filmmaking pleasure and threw every cinematic genre into a gigantic blender.
Aug 26, 2022
75
The sheer too-much-ness of Alienoid could have easily been wearying, given its many tangents and supporting characters. Thankfully, writer/director Choi Dong-hoon confirms his hitmaker reputation by balancing over-inflated set pieces with disarming screwball comedy and delightful character actor performances.
User score
Generally Favorable
7.0
76% Positive
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
12% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
12% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
Feb 4, 2024
7
Watchable TV if you have already seen Attraction (2017)
The top three pro Metacritic reviews get it right also. The must-see movie of this genre is Fyodor Bondachuk's 2017 Russian movie, Attraction. It's on many streaming platforms. The 2022 Korean Alienoid seems inspired by Attraction. What Alienoid has going for it is very good on-set morale; it's fun. Its verve, snappy dialogue, committed acting and stunts and lots of creative scenes make it watchable TV. The VFX are stellar. The middle part of Alienoid is a Terminator vs. Terminator battle in a city with impeccable post-production values. There's also a Mission Impossible stunt **** with many foreign sci-fi and fantasy movies, even with very committed acting as you have here, a series of action scenes strung together, does not add up to a blockbuster. To really pop, the characters have to have an arc of development which fuels their passion. There's a 2024 Part 2 I plan to watch.
Sep 2, 2022
60
The story is very high concept and the tone is completely aware of itself, leading to a truly enjoyable experience
50
It’s all eye candy and spectacle, all a bit much and pointlessly hard to follow. But make no mistake, this is something to see, even if making sense of it can feel more trouble than it’s worth.
Aug 29, 2022
40
Alienoid is so big in its ambition that it rarely coheres, and sequences in each time period go on for so long that the other era, and all its characters, fall away. But the characters are overwhelmingly entertaining, most especially Jo and Yum as the hapless monster hunters who are promised much bigger things if Part 2 ever happens.
30
Hamstrung by lumbering plotting and variable special effects, this first part is an unimaginative hodgepodge which leaves its well-assembled cast stranded across time and space.
25
Alienoid is a movie that wants to be everything and satisfy everyone, and when you try to satisfy everyone, you invariably end up satisfying no one.
Jan 9, 2023
7
Excelente VFX e atuações. O problema pra mim foi a quantidade de informação. Me deu a impressão que seria melhor se fosse uma série. É muito personagem, historia e informação, fazendo as 2h de filme quase serem eternas. Com o final aberto o jeito é esperar a Parte 2.
Mar 29, 2026
3
Bu kadar kötü yapmak için bir yapımı, bu kadar emek harcandığını, ilk defa görüyorum...
Production Company:
- Caper Film
Release Date:Aug 26, 2022
Duration:2 h 23 m
Awards
Grand Bell Awards, South Korea
• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations
Buil Film Awards
• 2 Nominations
Asian Film Awards
• 2 Nominations
