Three young theorists try their best to explore and find out the secret of Area 51, the US government's mysterious location which is said to have alien beings. They find out some hidden things and facilities which lead to unimaginable secrets
1 August 1947, Dallas, Texas, USA
September 08, 2015
You can literally skip the first 45 minutes of Area 51 and not miss a thing.May 30, 2015
...improves considerably once the protagonists make their way into the (poorly fortified) compound...May 15, 2015
The relatively tense final half-hour is clearly the reason that very smart producer Jason Blum thought this would be a solid follow-up to "Paranormal Activity." It's that first hour that is the reason it took six years to (barely) get released.May 19, 2015
Area 51 is everything that's wrong with not only found footage films, but also weak-minded sci-fi thrillers that think crazed talking heads and fuzzy shadows are scary enough.April 14, 2017
Frankly maybe they should have kept the tapes a secret for the rest of eternity. The idea of Area 51 seems to be what's truly frightening about it, not what's actually going on inside.May 15, 2015
There's no creative leap to enjoy and little filmmaking finesse to study. Instead, it's more of the same, and in the five years "Area 51" has been sitting on the shelf, every studio and aspiring horror moviemaker has beaten Peli at his own game.