District 9

Weird movie, this one. District 9 is presented like a fly-on-the-wall documentary of a team of South African civil servants whose job it is to serve eviction orders to aliens who've been living in a ghetto since they crash-landed on earth. Their spaceship is still hanging in mid-air above the city, but they have lost the ability to fly it. The aliens, called "prawns" because of their looks, have been reproducing fast, and the South African government has decided that it's time to move them on, as they want to reclaim the land in Johannesburg.

The man in charge is Wikus van de Merwe, a lowly official, delighted to be given this important job by his father-in-law, not realising that he's being sent on a lose-lose mission.

One thing that humans have been puzzling about since the aliens landed is how to use the aliens' powerful weapons. It would appear that only alien DNA can activate these. The Nigerian gangsters based in the area have managed to get their hands on some of those big guns, but can't operate them either. So, what happens when Wikus van de Merwe becomes infected with alien DNA? Well, you'll have to watch the movie to find out. I've already told you too much.

Great story. Plenty of action. Lots of humor. Plenty of political-incorrectness. And the human/alien themes of fairness, exploitation, segregation, and doing what's right for a fellow creature.

If you want actual information about the movie, Wikipedia is the place to go as the official sites are busy pretending this is all real (it's a whole world all of its own), in keeping with the movie of course, but don't give much practical information.