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Movie Overview
Cast
Joe Morton
David Strathairn
John Sayles
Director
John Sayles
MPAA Rating
PG
The Brother From Another Planet (1984)
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OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh
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B-
"Quirky urban spaceman comedy, that's only moderately funny and observant."
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
"Affirms the triumph of conscience and community over death dealers of all stripes. "
Spirituality and Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
3/4
"An excellent example of what can be achieved with a very small budget and a good screenplay."
Sci-Fi Movie Page
James O'Ehley
4/5
"Writer-director John Sayles' low-budget, high-concept fable is smart, sensitive sci-fi."
Netflix
James Rocchi
5/5
"Joe Morton gives a great silent performance."
eFilmCritic.com
Rob Gonsalves
"The principle character is an embellished creation, and serves to exaggerate peoples’ intolerance – fundamentally, he is the
most
removed of Sayles’ characters."
Not Coming to a Theater Near You
Rumsey Taylor
3/4
"brave and pure and an unlikely (though oddly appropriate) introduction to the first film of Sayles' middle period: Matewan."
Film Freak Central
Walter Chaw
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