Film200787 min

The Man from Earth

Name: The Man from Earth
Genre: Drama, Science Fiction
Released: 2007
Duration: 87 min
Cast: David Lee Smith, Tony Todd, John Billingsley, Ellen Crawford, Annika Peterson

Taste attributes: dramascience fictionfantasymysteryslowfresh & originalheavyimaginarysurrealemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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"From one of the acclaimed writers of Star Trek and The Twilight Zone comes a story that transcends both time and space..."

Boxlist takeAn original, otherworldly sci-fi film: heavy and surreal. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Pace: slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: surreal · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

7.7/10

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Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it

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Linearity: Surreal / non-linear, where this profile leans linear / logical
Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

An impromptu goodbye party for Professor John Oldman becomes a mysterious interrogation after the retiring scholar reveals to his colleagues he never ages and has walked the earth for 14,000 years.

Synopsis: TMDB