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The Brother from Another Planet
He's not just another out-of-towner...
He's not just another out-of-towner...
Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction - 1984
The Brother from Another Planet
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6.7
89%
70
A mute alien with the appearance of a black human is chased by outer-space bounty hunters through the streets of Harlem.
Director:
,
John Sayles
Cast:
,
Joe Morton
,
Bill Cobbs
,
Leonard Jackson
,
Steve James
,
Ray Ramirez
,
Rosanna Carter
,
Yves Rene
,
Ginny Yang
,
Daryl Edwards
,
Peter Richardson

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Details

Rated:
R
Runtime:
108 min
Release date:
7 Sep 1984
Country:
US
Languages:
Spanish, French, English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
3 wins & 1 nomination

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
The two different ends require shifts in point of view that are beyond Sayles's talent as a visual storyteller, and the film does not cohere.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
4 Jun 2007
fresh:
Central to the film's deft balancing act between shaggy dog humour and something just a little more serious is Morton's expressive performance as the alien, though the rest of the cast also plays admirably.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
The movie finds countless opportunities for humorous scenes, most of them with a quiet little bite, a way of causing us to look at our society.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Oct 2004
fresh:
It's a nice, unsurprising shaggy-dog story that goes on far too long.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
30 Aug 2004
rotten:
A vastly amusing but progressively erratic look at the Harlem adventures of an alien, a black E.T.
– ,
Variety,
4 Jun 2007
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