Release Date
November 2, 2007
DVD Release Date
February 12, 2008 (Buy on Amazon)
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Running Time
108 minutes
MPAA Rating
Rated PG for thematic elements and mild language
The romantic drama "Martian Child" 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... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
John Cusack, Joan Cusack and Amanda Peet star in Martian Child, a light family drama that works its magic well enough, yet never fully capitalizes on its concept. The result is an okay but subdued drama that will quickly be forgotten.
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