Synopsis
An alien slave crash-lands in New York City while being pursued by two Men in Black bounty hunters. His attempt to find a place for himself on Earth parallels that of the immigrant experience.
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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
Recommendations
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Chicago Sun-Times
The movie finds countless opportunities for humorous scenes, most of them with a quiet little bite, a way of causing us to look at our society. - 88
Chicago Sun-Times
The movie finds countless opportunities for humorous scenes, most of them with a quiet little bite, a way of causing us to look at our society. - 75
LarsenOnFilm
Thankfully a sharp cast and goofy wit mostly keep the movie light on its feet. - 75
TV Guide Magazine
Buoyed by Morton's sensitive performance, the film proceeds as a series of vignettes, some of them unforgettable. - 75
The A.V. Club
The superhero stuff is often unintentionally silly, but again, Sayles shapes a catchy premise into a subtler piece, using Morton's "alien" status as a way of asking who deserves to be called an outsider in a country born of outsiders. - 75
Film Threat
The Brother from Another Planet profoundly illustrates, modern life is more unfair than it needs to be….It may not be the perfect John Sayles film, the perfect science fiction movie or the perfect film about black life — but it manages to seamlessly mix wit, slapstick, poignancy and politics. - 75
LarsenOnFilm
Thankfully a sharp cast and goofy wit mostly keep the movie light on its feet. - 75
TV Guide Magazine
Buoyed by Morton's sensitive performance, the film proceeds as a series of vignettes, some of them unforgettable.
