Rotten
This movie wants to be sweet and dark at the same time, but it is as distant as a planet's satellite.
Elvis Mitchell, New York Times
What Planet Are You From?
To save his planet, an alien must find a woman on Earth to have his baby. There's just one problem.
2000 · 1h 45m · R
Comedy, Drama, Romance, Science Fiction
Directed by
Mike Nichols
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What Planet Are You From?
Overview
A human-looking alien from a highly advanced but emotionless all-male society is sent to Earth to impregnate a woman and bring the child back to their planet. The alien ends up falling in love while a suspicious FAA agent tails him.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
42%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A testicle-tweaking satire on men trying to get in touch with feelings most of them didn't know they had.
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
Rotten
The film just sort of lies there -- inspiration gone, premise spent, synthentic possibilities utterly exhausted.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
A rather sweet fable about sincerity.
Bob Graham, San Francisco Chronicle
Rotten
If you're expecting humor of the Sanders quality here, you won't get it, nor will you find that Shandling has a wide enough range as an actor.
Jeff Millar, Houston Chronicle
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