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What Planet Are You From?

R20001h 45mMike Nichols
IMDb 5.6 · Rotten Tomatoes 41% · Metacritic 41

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"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.

ComedyDramaRomanceScience Fiction
ErectionAlien Life-formAlienReproductionSearch For New WifeNoise

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What is What Planet Are You From? (2000) about?

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.

Who stars in What Planet Are You From??

What Planet Are You From? stars Garry Shandling (Harold Anderson), Annette Bening (Susan Anderson), John Goodman (Roland Jones), Greg Kinnear (Perry Gordon), Ben Kingsley (Graydon). The film was directed by Mike Nichols.

How long is What Planet Are You From??

What Planet Are You From? has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 2000. It is rated R.

Is What Planet Are You From? worth watching?

What Planet Are You From? holds an IMDb rating of 5.6/10. On Rotten Tomatoes it scores 41. Fans of Comedy, Drama, Romance are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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