

Encounter
2021-12-03 · 108 min · ★ 6.3
A decorated Marine goes on a rescue mission to save his two young sons from an unhuman threat. As their journey takes them in increasingly dangerous directions, the boys will need to leave their childhoods behind.
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- Directors
- Michael Pearce
- Production companies
- Amazon Studios, RAW, Film4 Productions, Automatik Entertainment, Big Indie Pictures
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Riz AhmedMalik Khan
Octavia SpencerHattie Hayes
Lucian-River ChauhanJay Khan
Rory CochraneShepard West
Aditya GeddadaBobby Khan
Janina GavankarPiya
Misha CollinsDylan
Keith SzarabajkaGrant
Shane McRaeLance
Antonio JaramilloRaul
Brennan Keel CookDwight McKinley
Bill DawesKurt McKinley
Alisha SeatonMother
Peter NikkosMalik's Doppelgänger
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