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What Planet Are You From?

2000 · 105 min

A lightweight, silly comedy about an alien learning love, with dry wit and a few cringe-inducing gags.

Directed by
Mike Nichols
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Tagline
To save his planet, an alien must find a woman on Earth to have his baby. There's just one problem.
Overview
A human-looking alien from a highly advanced but emotionless all-male society is sent to Earth to impregnate a woman and bring the child back to their planet. The alien ends up falling in love while a suspicious FAA agent tails him.

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Directed by
Mike Nichols
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • family
  • obsession
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour7
Realism6
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy, drama, romance, science fiction
Directed by
Mike Nichols
Written by
Ed Solomon, Garry Shandling, Michael J. Leeson, Peter Tolan
Starring
Garry Shandling, Annette Bening, John Goodman, Greg Kinnear, Ben Kingsley, Judy Greer, Danny Zorn, Harmony Smith
Music
Carter Burwell
Cinematography
Michael Ballhaus
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Portuguese

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