Martian Child

Martian Child

2007

In this film based on a David Gerrold novel, John Cusack stars as a recently widowed science-fiction writer who adopts a 6-year-old boy to quell his loneliness. The catch? The kid (Bobby Coleman) claims to be from Mars. At first, the new dad doesn't pay much attention to the boy's story, but when an odd series of events occurs, he begins to believe his son may be telling the truth in this film co-starring Amanda Peet and Joan Cusack.

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

JBscale
50
Average

Film Detail

Genre
Drama - Family
Length
1 hr. 46 mins.
US Theatrical Release
November 2, 2007
US Box Office
$7,486,906 (#4568 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
PG
Parental Guidance Suggested
Mild Language, Thematic Elements

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
New Line Cinema
Released
February 12, 2008
Acquired Date
July 3, 2009
Times Seen
3 Times
Last Watched
May 28, 2018

Actors

John Cusack
John Cusack
Bobby Coleman
Bobby Coleman
Amanda Peet
Amanda Peet
Sophie Okonedo
Sophie Okonedo
Joan Cusack
Joan Cusack
Oliver Platt
Oliver Platt
Richard Schiff
Richard Schiff
Taya Calicetto
Taya Calicetto
David Kaye
David Kaye
Braxton Bonneville
Braxton Bonneville
Samuel Charles
Samuel Charles
Zak Ludwig
Zak Ludwig
Samuel Patrick Chu
Samuel Patrick Chu
Ryan Morrissette
Ryan Morrissette
Nimet Kanji
Nimet Kanji
Howard Hesseman
Howard Hesseman
Carmen Moore
Carmen Moore
Beverley Breuer
Beverley Breuer

Directors

Menno Meyjes
Menno Meyjes

Producers

Ed Elbert
Ed Elbert
David Kirschner
David Kirschner
Corey Sienega
Corey Sienega

Writers

Seth Bass
Seth Bass
Jonathan Tolins
Jonathan Tolins

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User Reviews

  • 9.8.2009 by biglummox (8/10)

Ratings

JB Users
80
Excellent
RT Rotten
35%
Tomatometer
109 votes
RT Hot
72%
Popcornmeter
4,371 votes
METASCORE
48
26 votes
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
21,130 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Official Website
  3. Kids-in-Mind
  4. Common Sense Media