I Am Number Four (2011)
John Smith is an alien, sent to Earth as a child along with eight others, to escape a deadly threat on his home planet. He and the others are known as the Garde, but when John is a teenager, the enemy learns of their existence. The Garde must be killed in order, and the first three are dead. John, the fourth member, is next.
I Am Number Four
- Director
- D.J. Caruso
- Release Date
- February 18, 2011
- Studio(s)
- Disney
- Distributor(s)
- Disney , DreamWorks Distribution
- Cast
- Alex Pettyfer , Timothy Olyphant , Teresa Palmer , Dianna Agron , Callan McAuliffe , Kevin Durand , Jake Abel
- Writers
- Alfred Gough , Miles Millar , Marti Noxon
- Runtime
- 109 minutes
- Budget
- $50-59 million
Summary
John Smith is an alien, sent to Earth as a child along with eight others, to escape a deadly threat on his home planet. He and the others are known as the Garde, but when John is a teenager, the enemy learns of their existence. The Garde must be killed in order, and the first three are dead. John, the fourth member, is next.
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