Film199994 min

My Favorite Martian

Name: My Favorite Martian
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Science Fiction
Released: 1999
Duration: 94 min
Cast: Jeff Daniels, Elizabeth Hurley, Daryl Hannah, Christopher Lloyd, Wallace Shawn

Taste attributes: comedydramafamilyscience fictionmonster/alien/supernaturalfresh & originallightimaginarysimplelinearglossycomplex relationshipfish out of water/culture clash

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"The martian has landed. There goes the neighborhood."

Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, fresh sci-fi film, otherwise balanced. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

5.6 /10

TMDB · 226 votes

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What lines up

Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

News producer, Tim O'Hara gets himself fired for unwillingly compromising his bosses' daughter during a live transmission. A little later, he witnesses the crashing of a small Martian spacecraft, realizing his one-time chance of delivering a story that will rock the earth. Since Tim took the original but scaled-down spaceship with him, the Martian follows him to retrieve it.

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