The Invasion

"Do not trust anyone. Do not show emotion. Do not fall asleep."

2007 1h 39m EN

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6.1

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20%

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METACRITIC

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5.9

IMDB

★6.1TMDB · 1,834🥫20%Rotten Tomatoes●45Metacritic★5.9IMDB · 86,631

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Synopsis

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Washington, D.C. psychologist Carol Bennell and her colleague Dr. Ben Driscoll are the only two people on Earth who are aware of an epidemic running rampant through the city. They discover an alien virus aboard a crashed space shuttle that transforms anyone who comes into contact with it into unfeeling drones while they sleep. Carol realizes her son holds the key to stopping the spread of the plague and she races to find him before it is too late.

“Do not trust anyone. Do not show emotion. Do not fall asleep.”

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Cast

Nicole Kidman
Carol Bennell
Daniel Craig
Ben Driscoll
Jackson Bond
Oliver
Jeremy Northam
Tucker Kaufman
Jeffrey Wright
Dr. Stephen Galeano
Veronica Cartwright
Wendy Lenk
Josef Sommer
Dr. Henryk Belicec
Celia Weston
Ludmilla Belicec

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel
Writers: David Kajganich
Languages: Russian, English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $80M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 50% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, shot by Rainer Klausmann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Ottman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Hans Funck shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig and Jackson Bond carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Oliver Hirschbiegel directs. Rainer Klausmann behind the camera. John Ottman scores. Hans Funck cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Russian, English.

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1Mid-budget at $80M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Earned back only 50% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 19 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, English.
5Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, shot by Rainer Klausmann. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by John Ottman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Hans Funck shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig and Jackson Bond carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Do not trust anyone. Do not show emotion. Do not fall asleep.".
10IMDB entry: tt0427392 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 27 themes, including "based on novel or book", "escape", "sleep", "flu".
12Released under 10 different titles around the world.