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Mars Needs Moms (2011)

Mars Needs Moms poster
Directed by
Simon Wells
Genre
science fiction film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 792 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A nine-year-old boy named Milo goes to Mars to rescue his mom after aliens kidnap her. He gets help from a friendly robot and an older human who lives on Mars.

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What happens

Mars Needs Moms is a 2011 American animated science fiction comedy film, co-written and directed by Simon Wells. Based on the Berkeley Breathed book, the film was animated through the process of performance capture and stars Seth Green, Dan Fogler, Elisabeth Harnois, Mindy Sterling, and Joan Cusack. It tells the story of a nine-year-old boy named Milo who sets out to save his mother on Mars after she is taken by Martians. Mars Needs Moms premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on March 6, 2011, and was released in theaters on March 11, 2011 by Walt Disney Pictures. The film received mixed reviews from critics and was a box office failure, grossing $39 million on a $150 million budget, and losing an estimated $100–144 million for Disney. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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