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Name: Martian Child
Released: 2007-11-2
Cast: John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Bobby Coleman, Joan Cusack, Oliver Platt

Martian Child

PG
1h 48m
2007

35%

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Based on an award-winning short story by sci-fi luminary David Gerrold, this romantic drama stars John Cusack as a recently widowed science fiction writer who forms an unlikely family with a close friend (Amanda Peet) and a young boy he adopts that claims to be from Mars. The new couple ignores some sage parenting advice from the widower's sister (Joan Cusack) and gets more than they bargained for when a series of strange occurrences lead them to believe that the child's claim may be true.

Director:

Menno Meyjes

Producer:

David Kirschner, Ed Elbert, Corey Sienega, Mike Drake, Toby Emmerich, Mark Kaufman, Matt Moore

Writer:

Seth E. Bass, Jonathan Tolins

Cast:

John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Bobby Coleman, Joan Cusack, Oliver Platt, Sophie Okonedo, Richard Schiff

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

35%

Critics Consensus: Despite some charms, overt emotional manipulation and an inconsistent tone prevents Martian Child from being the heartfelt dramedy it aspires to be.

Reviews

TheIndependentCritic.com

Richard Propes

Martian Child rests upon the strength of its ensemble cast.

September 16, 2020

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction

Kathi Maio

But as my lead rant would suggest, my biggest disappointment is the film's cowardice in not bringing David's gayness into the story...

A five hankie love story from beginning to end, this is Cusack's Oscar gold. The film has a purity in its belief of love and acceptance. A purity that only a Martian Child can show us.

November 13, 2019

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Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Dennis Schwartz

Even an engaging performance by John Cusack can't save this fluff film from being so tiresome.