The Brother from Another Planet
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1984 · Movie · 1h 48m · NR
The read
Scores higher than 82% of the 997 1980s comedy movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
A mute alien with the appearance of a black human is chased by outer-space bounty hunters through the streets of Harlem.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes89%
Metacritic70/100
102 audience votes
Key crew
- John SaylesScreenplay
- John SaylesDirector
- Martin BrodyOriginal Music Composer
- Mason DaringOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Joe MortonThe Brother
- Rosanna CarterWest Indian Woman
- Ray RamirezHispanic Man
- Yves ReneHaitian Man
- Peter RichardsonIslamic Man
- Ginny YangKorean Shopkeeper
- Daryl EdwardsFly
- Steve JamesOdell
- Leonard JacksonSmokey
- Bill CobbsWalter
- Maggie RenziNoreen
- Olga MeredizNoreen's Client
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Themes
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