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Stepsister from Planet Weird

2000 · 85 min

A light, silly teen comedy with goofy alien antics and a sweet blended-family message.

Directed by
Steve Boyum
Genres
Family, Science fiction, Tv movie
Overview
Megan's world is turned upside down when she hears her calm life with her little brother and single mum is about to change. She hears she's soon to have a stepfather and a stepsister. Megan thinks they're a bit weird and is determined to stop the wedding. She discovers they're actually even stranger than she thought - they're from another planet.

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Directed by
Steve Boyum
Genres
Family, Science fiction, Tv movie
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • family
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
  • love
Places
  • small town
  • home
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour6
Realism3
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
family, science fiction, tv movie, comedy
Directed by
Steve Boyum
Written by
Chris Matheson, Francess LantZ
Starring
Courtnee Draper, Tamara Hope, Lance Guest, Khrystyne Haje, Vanessa Lee Chester, Myles Jeffrey, Lauren Maltby, Aash Aaron
Music
Phil Marshall
Cinematography
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Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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