
Martian Child
Doesn't matter where you come from, as long as you find where you belong!
A recently-widowed science fiction writer considers whether to adopt a hyper-imaginative 6-year-old abandoned and socially-rejected boy who says he's really from Mars.
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About Martian Child
- Directors
- Menno Meyjes
- Cast
- John Cusack, Bobby Coleman, Amanda Peet, Sophie Okonedo, Joan Cusack, Oliver Platt
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Content rating
- PG-13
- Original language
- English
- Production countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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