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The Brother from Another Planet (1984) · Cineora

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A JOHN SAYLES FILM

The Brother from Another Planet

19841h 48mNRMovie

ComedyDramaScience Fiction

IMDb6.8/ 10 · 7.1K votes

HE'S NOT JUST ANOTHER OUT-OF-TOWNER...

A mute alien with the appearance of a black human is chased by outer-space bounty hunters through the streets of Harlem.

Quirky
Funny
Thought-provoking
Space
Big city

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Mild
Complexity: Easy watch

Good for talking about after and a group of friends. Contains drug use.

DirectorJohn Sayles

FormatFeature film

TMDB6.7 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Joe MortonThe Brother

Rosanna CarterWest Indian Woman

Ray RamirezHispanic Man

Yves ReneHaitian Man

Peter RichardsonIslamic Man

Ginny YangKorean Shopkeeper

Daryl EdwardsFly

Steve JamesOdell

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