My Favorite Martian

PGUnited States rating19991h 34mComedy, Family, Science Fiction
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PG US
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A reporter finds a crashed spaceship and meets a friendly alien who is trying to get home. The two must work together to fix the ship while keeping the alien's identity a secret from the public. It is a fun sci-fi comedy about an unlikely friendship between a human and a visitor from another planet.

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What's in it

Scary
Some
Violence
Some
Language
None
Rude humour
Mild
Sad themes
None
Pace
Moderate
The film follows a traditional cinematic structure with a mix of dialogue scenes and situational comedy. Estimated

Scary moments

  • Approx.ScaryA character transforms into a hideous monster from another planet.
  • Approx.ScaryA security guard shoots and injures the alien character, Zoot.

Talk about it after

  1. 1How did Tim and the Martian's friendship change the way Tim felt about his job?
  2. 2Why do you think it is important to be kind to someone who is different from you?
  3. 3What would you do if you found out a friend was from another planet?

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