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Enemy Mine

1985 · 108 min

A gritty survival story that slowly warms into an unlikely friendship, mixing harsh alien landscapes with tender moments of care.

Tagline
Enemies because they were taught to be. Allies because they had to be. Brothers because they dared to be.
Overview
A soldier from Earth crashlands on an alien world after sustaining battle damage. Eventually he encounters another survivor, but from the enemy species he was fighting; they band together to survive on this hostile world. In the end the human finds himself caring for his enemy in a completely unexpected way.

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • survival
  • isolation
  • found family
  • redemption
Places
  • space
  • wilderness
Era
far-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour4
Realism5
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, science fiction
Directed by
Wolfgang Petersen
Written by
Edward Khmara
Starring
Dennis Quaid, Louis Gossett Jr., Brion James, Richard Marcus, Carolyn McCormick, Lance Kerwin, Bumper Robinson, Jim Mapp
Music
Maurice Jarre
Cinematography
Tony Imi
Runtime
108 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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