Xeno

Adventure · Drama · Mystery · 2025

A teenage girl develops an otherworldly bond with an alien after it crash-lands in the desert. As government agents close in, she must protect her new friend, while uncovering a secret that could change the fate of both their worlds.

Movie details

Xeno

Name: Xeno
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Released: 2025

“One bond. Two worlds.”

2025 Adventure · Drama · Mystery 1h 43m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

Scores change. Arguments endure.

TMDB

6.8 / 10

Community rating

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Xeno?

For the defence

The Arthouse Gremlin

“The stranger, the better.”

Read their case

For the prosecution

The Popcorn Loyalist

“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”

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The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

Where it lives

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Cast & crew

Directed by

Matthew Loren Oates

Written by

Matthew Loren Oates

Lulu Wilson

Renee

Wrenn Schmidt

Linda

Trae Romano

Gil

Omari Hardwick

Jonathan Keyes

Paul Schneider

Chase

Josh Cooke

Agent Brown

Ron Roggé

Lou

Court is in session

Put Xeno on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.