The Brother From Another Planet

  • Rated R
  • 1hr 48m
  • 70

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

John Sayles

Producer:

Peggy Rajski, Maggie Renzi

Release Date:

Sep 14, 1984

Runtime:

1hr 48m

Synopsis

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

Cast

  • Joe Morton
  • Rosanna Carter
  • Ray Ramirez
  • Yves Rene
  • Peter Richardson
  • Ginny Yang
  • Daryl Edwards
  • Steve James
  • Leonard Jackson
  • Bill Cobbs

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Metacritic

70
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Based on 16 Critics
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60

The two different ends require shifts in point of view that are beyond Sayles's talent as a visual storyteller, and the film does not cohere. Yet many of the individual scenes are charming, funny, and pointed, and the movie gives off Sayles's usual glow of goodwill.

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Metacritic review by Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
88

The movie finds countless opportunities for humorous scenes, most of them with a quiet little bite, a way of causing us to look at our society.

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Metacritic review by Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
75

Thankfully a sharp cast and goofy wit mostly keep the movie light on its feet.

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Josh Larsen
LarsenOnFilm
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