Alien Invasion: S.U.M.1
Directed by Christian Pasquariello
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- RichardOctober 25, 2025Watched it, wanted to like it, but this one crash landed hard. This had potential, moody, isolated sci fi setup with Iwan Rheon (yes, Ramsay Bolton from Games of Thrones himself) as a rookie soldier sent to the surface to monitor alien activity. The bunker’s eerie, the tech is gritty and the premise hints at psychological tension and creeping dread. But then… nothing. The pacing crawls, the mystery fizzles and the script seems allergic to payoff. It’s like someone stretched a short film into 95 minutes and forgot to add a second act. Rheon does his best with what he’s given, but even his twitchy intensity can’t save the monotony. There are moments, a few unsettling scenes, some decent production design, but they’re buried under layers of missed opportunity. The aliens? Barely present. The tension? Mostly imagined. The ending? A shrug in cinematic form. One star, and that’s generous. It’s the kind of film you finish out of stubbornness, then quietly remove from your “sci-fi with promise” list.
Alien Invasion: S.U.M.1 Trivia
Alien Invasion: S.U.M.1 was released on March 11, 2017.
Alien Invasion: S.U.M.1 was directed by Christian Pasquariello.
Alien Invasion: S.U.M.1 has a runtime of 1h 35m.
Alien Invasion: S.U.M.1 was produced by Christian Alvart, Timm Oberwelland, Lena Bahrs, Siegfried Kamml.
An aggressive race of aliens took over Planet Earth and humanity's at its end, living in giant bunkers below ground. Young Military rookie S.U.M.1 (Iwan Rheon) is sent to the surface to save a group of unprotected survivors.
The key characters in Alien Invasion: S.U.M.1 are S.U.M. 1 (Iwan Rheon), Mac (André Hennicke), Base (voice) (Tim Williams).
Alien Invasion: S.U.M.1 is rated TV-MA.
Alien Invasion: S.U.M.1 is a Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller film.
Alien Invasion: S.U.M.1 has an audience rating of 2.7 out of 10.
Alien Invasion: S.U.M.1 had a budget of $1M.