Encounter (2021)

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When you stand by each other, you can get through anything.

A decorated Marine goes on a rescue mission to save his two young sons from an unhuman threat. As their journey takes them in increasingly dangerous directions, the boys will need to leave their childhoods behind.

• Released: 2021-12-03
• Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 48m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 476 votes

Directed by Michael Pearce.

Top cast

• Riz Ahmed as Malik Khan
• Octavia Spencer as Hattie Hayes
• Lucian-River Chauhan as Jay Khan
• Rory Cochrane as Shepard West
• Aditya Geddada as Bobby Khan
• Janina Gavankar as Piya
• Misha Collins as Dylan
• Keith Szarabajka as Grant
• Shane McRae as Lance
• Antonio Jaramillo as Raul

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Where to watch Encounter

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Amazon MX Player
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
• India: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

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