Encounter

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Encounter

"Evolution has begun"

2018

1h 32m

4.2(74 votes)

Science Fiction

Drama

Overview

A group of friends uncover an otherworldly object in a rural field, which they soon discover holds greater secrets than they could imagine.

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10 featured cast members

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Luke Hemsworth

Will Dawkins

Anna Hutchison

Jessica Dawkins

Glenn Keogh

Brent Fleming

Cheryl Texiera

Teresa Fleming

Vincent M. Ward

Marcus Doyle

Christopher Showerman

Jonathan Brandt

Wendy Davis

Agent Alicia Tevis

Peter Holden

Agent Christopher Banks

Tom Atkins

Professor Herbert Westlake

Callie Eckley

Shannon Dawkins

Creative team

Directed by: Paul Salamoff
Written by: Paul Salamoff
Produced by: Amy Rhinehart Bailey
Richard Kelly

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