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Another Earth (2011)

Another Earth poster
Directed by
Mike Cahill
Genre
drama film, science fiction film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 1,824 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman struggles with guilt after a tragic accident. She becomes involved with a man whose life she inadvertently damaged. Meanwhile, scientists discover an identical Earth that might offer a second chance.

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What happens

Another Earth is a 2011 American science fiction drama film directed by Mike Cahill and starring Brit Marling and William Mapother. It premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in January, and was given a limited theatrical release on July 22, 2011, by Fox Searchlight Pictures. The film earned two nominations at the 38th Saturn Awards for Marling's performance and for Cahill and Marling's writing. The critical consensus on Rotten Tomatoes calls it “slow-paced but soulful”. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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