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Martian Child is a 2007 American comedy-drama film directed by Menno Meyjes and based on David Gerrold 's 1994 novelette (not the expanded 2002 novel) of the same name. The film stars John Cusack as a writer who adopts a strange young boy ( Bobby Coleman) who believes himself to be from Mars.
Nov 2, 2007 · Martian Child: Directed by Menno Meyjes. With John Cusack, Bobby Coleman, Amanda Peet, Sophie Okonedo. A science-fiction writer, recently widowed, considers whether to adopt a hyper-imaginative 6-year-old abandoned and socially rejected boy who says he's really from Mars.
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- Comedy, Drama, Family
- Menno Meyjes
- 2007-11-02
Science fiction writer, David Gordon (John Cusack) is feeling alone after losing his wife two years earlier. David is weighing the possibility of adopting a six-year old orphan boy named Dennis (Bobby Coleman).
Nov 1, 2007 · Young Bobby Coleman plays Dennis as consistent, stubborn and suspicious, and Amanda Peet has a warm if predictable role as the woman in David's life who starts out as best friend and ends up where female best friends often do, in his arms.
Nov 2, 2007 · Wanting to experience fatherhood, a man (John Cusack) adopts a youngster (Bobby Coleman) who has an unusual crisis of identity, believing he is from Mars, and trouble arises when the...
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- Menno Meyjes
- PG
- John Cusack
Sweet kid-friendly drama has some mature themes. Read Common Sense Media's Martian Child review, age rating, and parents guide.
Oct 28, 2007 · In its balancing act between feel-good aphorisms and comic drama, “Martian Child” too frequently loses its equilibrium. But in its best moments, an engagingly weird and vulnerable...
