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What Planet Are You From?

2000·Movie
1h 45min·R
IMDb5.7Metacritic415.9Rotten Tomatoes41%29%

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Energy

Calm and low-key

  • Fast Pace6
  • Tension4
  • Spectacle4

Heart

Romantic

  • Romance7
  • Hopefulness5
  • Coming of Age5

Humor

Some situational comedy and slapstick

Not a comedy at heart.

  • Situational Comedy7
  • Physical Comedy6
  • Absurdist Humor6

World

Everyday modern life and technology

  • Dialogue Centrality7
  • World Immersion6
  • Novelty6

Craft

Solid, not remarkable

  • Acting7
  • Direction6
  • Narrative Structure6

Style

Functional look and sound

  • Cinematography6
  • Editing6
  • Music Composition6

Who it's for

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About

To save his planet, an alien must find a woman on Earth to have his baby. There's just one problem.

A human-looking alien from a highly advanced but emotionless all-male society is sent to Earth to impregnate a woman and bring the child back to their planet. The alien ends up falling in love while a suspicious FAA agent tails him.
Alien RomanceSituational ComedySocial SatireUnconventional RelationshipsDeadpan HumorQuirky CharactersRomantic ComedyModern Romance

Crew

Directed by:
Mike Nichols, Michael Haley
Written by:
Ed Solomon, Garry Shandling, Garry Shandling
Produced by:
Garry Shandling, Mike Nichols, Brad Grey
Composed by:
Carter Burwell

Sequels and Prequels

No sequels or prequels available

Media

Questions about What Planet Are You From?

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Where can I stream What Planet Are You From? legally?

PrimefuboTVThe Roku

What Planet Are You From? is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.

Is What Planet Are You From? worth watching?

45
MediocreGoodWatch score

Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 45/100 (IMDb 5.7, Rotten Tomatoes 41%, and Metacritic 41). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.

What is What Planet Are You From? rated?

RSexual contentStrong language

It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: sexual content and strong language.

How long is What Planet Are You From??

1 h 45 min

What Planet Are You From? runs 1 h 45 min.

Do critics and audiences agree on What Planet Are You From??

Critics41
Audiences48

Yes. Critics average 41 and audiences 48 out of 100, so both groups see What Planet Are You From? much the same way.

Was What Planet Are You From? a box office hit?

Budget$60 million
Box office$14 million

No. It cost about $60 million to make and earned $14 million worldwide, 24% of its budget.

What language is What Planet Are You From? in?

EnglishPortuguese

It was made in English, with some Portuguese. Produced in United States.

In how many countries can I watch What Planet Are You From??

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GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for What Planet Are You From? in 53 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.

What tropes does What Planet Are You From? use?

Questioning Title?Logo JokeGonkMars Needs WomenInterspecies RomanceFantastic ArousalImmune to BulletsEldritch StarshipHuman AliensDistracted by the SexyOne-Gender Race

TV Tropes lists 11 storytelling tropes for What Planet Are You From?, including Questioning Title?, Logo Joke, Gonk.