Trainwreck: Storm Area 51

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Trainwreck: Storm Area 51
Directed byJack Macinnes
Produced byEmma Supple
Starring Matty Roberts
CinematographySmith Patrick
Distributed by Netflix
Release date
  • July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29)
Running time
1 hour 37 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Trainwreck: Storm Area 51 is a 2025 American documentary film directed by Jack Macinnes. It appeared on Netflix on July 29, 2025, as part of the Trainwreck series. [1] [2]

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Synopsis

The film covers the social media joke later called "Storm Area 51" that escalated into an international news story. [3] It began in 2019 when Matty Roberts created a Facebook event titled "Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us." The event became viral with over 2 million Facebook users RSVPing. [4] [5] The joke event encouraged participants to raid the U.S. Air Force's classified military site, Area 51 in Nevada. [6] As attention for the event grew, the documentary reported that the U.S. government spent $11 million to prepare for the attempted breach of the base. [7] The event resulted in two separate music festivals, one alien-themed party in Las Vegas, Nevada organized by Roberts and one in Rachel, Nevada called Alienstock. [8] By August 2025, the documentary received 7 million views. [9]

Cast

Archival footage

References

  1. ↑ "'Sexy Aliens' Plan to 'Storm' Area 51 Military Base in New Documentary About Extraterrestrial Hoax (Exclusive)". People.com. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  2. ↑ Lawrence, Andrew (July 16, 2025). "Netflix gets it: we all love watching a trainwreck". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  3. ↑ July 22, Christopher Lawrence / Las Vegas Review-Journal; Am, 2025-7:18 (July 22, 2025). "Storm Area 51 gets the 'Poop Cruise' treatment on Netflix". Neon. Retrieved November 20, 2025.{{cite web}}: |first2= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ Waxman, Olivia (July 29, 2025). "The True Story Behind Trainwreck: Storm Area 51". Time.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ "What Was Storm Area 51? The True Story Behind the Viral Facebook Event that Cost the U.S. Military $11 Million". People.com. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  6. ↑ Roeloffs, Mary Whitfill. "Netflix's 'Trainwreck' Documentary On 'Storm Area 51': Here's What Really Happened". Forbes. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  7. ↑ "U.S. Military Spent $11 Million to Squash 'Extraterrestrial' Raid that Never Happened, Colonel Defends Decision". People.com. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  8. ↑ Lawrence, Christopher (July 22, 2025). "Little A'Le'Inn owner awarded $3.4M in Storm Area 51 lawsuit". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
  9. ↑ White, Peter (August 26, 2025). "'Trainwreck' Franchise That Germinated 'Poop Cruise' Doc Returning To Netflix For Season 2". Deadline. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
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