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I Am Number Four
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I Am Number Four is a 2011 American action, thriller, and superhero film directed by D.J. Caruso. The screenplay was written by Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, and Marti Noxon, based on a work by James Frey. Michael Bay served as producer, with Chris Bender as executive producer. The film was produced by DreamWorks, Reliance Entertainment, and Touchstone Pictures, and distributed by Netflix. Trevor Rabin composed the score, while Guillermo Navarro was the director of photography. Filming took place in California, Florida, and Pittsburgh, with Florida serving as the narrative location.
The film has a runtime of 109 minutes, though some sources list it as 111 minutes. It received a PG-13 rating. Audience scores include a 6.1 rating from 253,218 votes on IMDb and a 6.176 average from 4,969 votes on TMDb. Critical reception included a Metascore of 36 and a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 32%. The film earned one win and one nomination. Its tagline reads, "There were nine of us. Three are dead..."
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6.2A teenage fugitive with an incredible secret races to stay one step ahead of the mysterious forces seeking destroy him in this sci-fi action thriller. With three dead and one on the run, the race to find the elusive Number Four begins. Outwardly normal teen John Smith never gets too comfortable in the same identity, and along with his guardian, Henri, he is constantly moving from town to town. With each passing day, John gains a stronger grasp on his extraordinary new powers, and his bond to the beings that share his fantastic fate grows stronger.
Cast
- Alex Pettyfer as John Smith / Number Four
- Dianna Agron as Sarah Hart
- Teresa Palmer as Number Six / Maren Elizabeth
- Timothy Olyphant as Henri Smith
- Kevin Durand as Mogadorian Commander
- Callan McAuliffe as Sam Goode
Themes
- based on novel or book
- secret identity
- heroism
- alien
- teenage boy
- super power
- teenage hero
- interspecies romance
- based on young adult novel
- teenager
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Ratings
IMDb
6.1/10
252,012 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
32%
Metacritic
36/100
- Year
- 2011
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- D. J. Caruso
- Screenplay by
- Alfred Gough Miles Millar Marti Noxon
- Based on
- I Am Number Four , by Pittacus Lore
- Produced by
- Michael Bay
- Starring
- Alex Pettyfer Timothy Olyphant Teresa Palmer Dianna Agron Callan McAuliffe Kevin Durand
- Cinematography
- Guillermo Navarro
- Edited by
- Vince Filippone Jim Page
- Music by
- Trevor Rabin
- Production companies
- DreamWorks Pictures Reliance Big Entertainment Bay Films
- Distributed by
- Walt Disney Studios, Motion Pictures
- Release date
- February 18, 2011 ( 2011-02-18 )
- Running time
- 109 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $60 million
- Box office
- $149.9 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- teen film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- I Am Number Four
- Director
- D.J. Caruso
- Screenwriter
- Marti Noxon
- Composer
- Trevor Rabin
- Producer
- Michael Bay
- Production company
- Touchstone Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Guillermo Navarro
- Narrative location
- Florida
- Filming location
- Pittsburgh
- Duration
- 109
- FilmAffinity ID
- 715316
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.findnumberfour.com
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- Commons category
- I Am Number Four (film)
- publication date
- 2011-03-17
- title
- I Am Number Four
- distributed by
- Netflix
- executive producer
- Chris Bender
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 36/100
Sources (13)
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Encyclopedic overview
I Am Number Four is a 2011 American science fiction action film directed by D. J. Caruso and starring Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant, Teresa Palmer, Dianna Agron, and Callan McAuliffe. The screenplay, by Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, and Marti Noxon, is based on the 2010 novel of the same name, one of the Lorien Legacies young adult science fiction novels. The film follows a teenage alien on Earth fleeing other aliens who are hunting him down.
Produced by Michael Bay, I Am Number Four was the first film production from DreamWorks Pictures to be released by Touchstone Pictures, as part of the studio's 2009 distribution deal with Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The Hollywood Reporter estimated the budget to be between $50 million and $60 million. The film was released in both conventional and IMAX theatres on February 18, 2011, received generally negative reviews, but was a box-office success, grossing $149.9 million against a budget of $50‒59 million. All plans for a sequel were cancelled due to the film's poor performance. A reboot, produced by Neal H. Moritz, with Gough and Millar returning to write, is currently in the works.
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