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2007 film by Menno Meyjes

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6.7

A recently-widowed science fiction writer considers whether to adopt a hyper-imaginative 6-year-old abandoned and socially-rejected boy who says he's really from Mars.

Released: 2007-11-02106 minDir: Menno MeyjesComedy, DramaBudget: $27.0MBox office: $9.4M

Cast

  • John Cusack as David
  • Bobby Coleman as Dennis
  • Amanda Peet as Harlee
  • Sophie Okonedo as Sophie
  • Joan Cusack as Liz
  • Oliver Platt as Jeff

Themes

  • underdog
  • adoption
  • adoptive father
  • education
  • childhood trauma
  • alienation
  • alien

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Ratings

IMDb

6.7/10

21,473 votes

Year
2007
Runtime
106 min
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Family

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Director
Menno Meyjes
Screenwriter
David Gerrold
Cast member
David Kaye
Composer
Aaron Zigman
Production company
New Line Cinema
Cinematographer
Robert Yeoman
Filming location
Vancouver
Duration
102
FilmAffinity ID
150198
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
2007-11-08
title
Martian Child
distributed by
Netflix
film editor
Bruce Green
review score
48/100
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