District 9

When previews first came out, we all thought District 9 was just another silly alien movie. But after grossing $37 million during its opening weekend and garnering much critical acclaim, everyone started to take the Peter Jackson production seriously. Based on the real events of District Six, Cape Town in the apartheid era, the movie looks at what happens when a race of extraterrestrials (otherwise known as "prawn") is relocated to a concentration camp outside Johannesburg.