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Martian Child (2007)

Martian Child poster
Directed by
Menno Meyjes
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 42m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 329 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A writer adopts a young boy who insists he is from Mars. The writer tries to connect with the boy and help him adjust to life on Earth.

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What happens

Martian Child is a 2007 American comedy-drama film directed by Menno Meyjes and based on David Gerrold's 1994 novelette (not the expanded 2002 novel) The Martian Child. The film stars John Cusack as a writer who adopts a strange young boy (Bobby Coleman) who believes himself to be from Mars. The film was theatrically released on November 2, 2007, by New Line Cinema. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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