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Martian Child

The story of a man becoming a father... and a boy becoming a son.

A young boy, born of drug-addict parents, has spend his entire life in institutions and foster homes. This, plus his chemical-addled birth, lead him to believe that he's actually a Martian. A recently widowed man decides to adopt him, to fullfil his own desire to be a father. This proves to be a major learning experience for both of them.

108 minutes, Parental Guidance
Drama.

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Credits
Cast	John Cusack, Bobby Coleman, Amanda Peet, Sophie Okonedo, Joan Cusack, Oliver Platt, Bud, Richard Schiff, Taya Calicetto
Director	Menno Meyjes
Screenplay	Seth Bass, Jonathan Tolins, from the novel by David Gerrold
Music	Aaron Zigman
Cinematography	Robert D. Yoeman
Editing	Bruce Green
Sound formats	Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS
Soundtrack	Available
Made in	2007
Produced by	Hannah Rachel Production Services Ltd., New Line Cinema
SA Distributor	Nu Metro

FPB Report (SA)
Genre	Comedy, drama
Language	Mild
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	None
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy
Drug abuse
Comments	Poignant, heartwarming story concerning a troubled, adopted child. Parental guidance might be necessary for sensitive children.
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

ScreenIt Report (USA)
Sex / Nudity	Violence	Blood / Gore / Gross	Guns / Weapons	Profanity

Alcohol / Drugs	Smoking	Disrespectful / Bad Attitude	Imitative Behaviour	Frightening / Tense Scenes

Jump Scenes	Tense Family Scenes	Music (Scary/Tense)	Music (Inappropriate)	Topics to talk about

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
South African Media
Cape Argus/The StarTheresa Smith	5
Die BurgerJacques Liebenberg	10
Cape TimesCarina Chocano	5
The CitizenNatalie Bosman	13
International Media
Chicago Sunday TimesRoger Ebert	10
eye Weekly (Canada)Kieran Grant	5
ReelViews (USA)James Berardinelli	10
ScreenIt (USA)	8
Metacritic.com26 critics	10
RottenTomatoes.com95 critics	10
RottenTomatoes.comTomatometer	6
Internet (IMDB)1011 Netizens	14

Average .. 44%	8

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