"WATCH THE SKIES" (2025) Is Like An 80s Amblin UFO Movie, And We Love It! (TRAILER)

Sweden has been quietly dropping fantastic genre movies year after year since Y2K. “Let the Right One In,” “Kon-Tiki,” “The Guilty,” “Pusher,” and “The Wave,” just to name a few. 2025 looks to be one of its best with the release of Crazy Pictures, “Watch the Skies.”

From what we’ve seen in the trailer below, it looks like a loving homage to Steven Spielberg’s “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” with a dash of “Stranger Things” to bring a bit of the quirky out.

When nobody believes a young woman’s belief that a UFO abducted her Father, she has no choice but to turn to the local group of sky watching misfits for help.

FROM THE PRESS RELEASE:

Synopsis:

 A rebellious teenage woman’s father went missing years ago, and she believes that he didn’t run away, but was abducted by aliens. She joins forces with a funky UFO club made up of a lovable group of weirdos and rejects. Together, they embark on an adventure that takes them far beyond the boundaries of the law and ultimately, our world.

Director: Crazy Pictures

Writers: Jimmy Nivrén Olsson, Crazy Pictures

Producer: Crazy Pictures

Starring: Inez Dahl Torhaug, Jesper Barkselius, Sara Shirpey, Eva Melander, Håkan Ehn, Isabelle Kyed, Mathias Lithner, Niklas Kvarnbo Jönsson

Runtime: 116

Rating: Not Yet Rated

Genre: Sci-Fi/Adventure

Country of origin: Sweden

Language: English

This film looks like a heartwarming thrill ride, and we can’t wait till its release in theaters on May 9th.

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