Run (2025)

‘Run’: Entertaining Alien Invasion Thriller Boasts Solid Character Work. Prolific filmmaker Chris Stokes’ latest movie blends friendship/relationship dynamics with crafty creature work as extraterrestrials strike Earth. It's tough to bring something fresh to the alien invasion genre; the story of nasty extraterrestrial types taking a liking to our planet is one that has been tackled so many times before, via a variety of filmmakers and with budgets big and small.

'Run's finances may be on the slimmer side, but its creative team makes it work, delivering compelling characters even as the alien effects might not quite be at the same level.