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My Favorite Martian

1999 · 94 min

A goofy, good-natured romp about an odd-couple friendship, stuffed with silly disguises and harmless chases that never take themselves seriously.

Directed by
Donald Petrie
Genres
Comedy, Family, Science fiction
Tagline
The martian has landed. There goes the neighborhood.
Overview
Ambitious television reporter Tim O'Hara stumbles upon a martian whose spaceship has accidentally crashed on Earth. Thinking this is his ticket to a Pulitzer Prize, Tim makes plans to expose the martian, who, posing as Tim's Uncle Martin, takes human form and has plans of his own. In fact, all of Tim's efforts to divulge the truth are systematically thwarted by the resourceful alien, who ultimately recruits Tim to help him repair his ship for a return to Mars.

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Directed by
Donald Petrie
Genres
Comedy, Family, Science fiction
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
None
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour6
Realism2
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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