Another Earth

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Another Earth

PG-13

Released Jul 22, 2011

1h 32m

Drama

Sci-Fi

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Following her release from prison, a morose young woman (Brit Marling) seeks out the man (William Mapother) whose life she shattered in a car accident several years earlier.

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Another Earth is often weighed down by placid pacing and ponderousness, but this soulful sci-fi nevertheless offers plenty of profound concepts to ponder.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

Another Earth is quite a gem in a lot of ways, but wrapped in an enigma. It's a very sophisticated approach to a familiar theme.

Rated: B-

Sep 8, 2017

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 4/5

Dec 9, 2011

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

At its best, it is original and affecting, and one of the best American independent efforts at this year.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 9, 2011

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

… an adult drama with science-fiction trimmings, a mature consideration of grief and potential solace...Marling and McCahill deserve some credit for coming up with an original notion and taking it seriously enough to fill a feature…

Rated: 4/5

Sep 10, 2024

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

The film spoils a compelling idea by treating the subject like a hypothetical, instead of a device that brings the protagonist’s world crashing down.

Rated: 2/4

Mar 6, 2023

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Stephanie Archer

Film Inquiry

Another Earth is multifaceted and deeply layered, its nuanced performances and examination of alternate possibilities providing viewers with a unique viewing experience.

Feb 20, 2021

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Pete Q

I know I am bucking the trend of most reviewers, but I just love this movie. It's not really a sci-fi movie - it's a chimera of sci-fi, emotions, sadness, melancholy and a whole lot of other things. Brit Marling is excellent as the emotion-wracked young student who makes a major mistake once in her young life and experiences the maelstrom of emotions and decisions that emerge from that one mistake.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/14/24

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Skies A

Esta es otra de las película que me trae problemas existenciales, cuando una película provoca algo en mi, las considero muy buena y esta es una de esas me encanta 💖 🙃 una de mis favoritas.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/17/24

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D R

Another Earth has been a favorite since I saw it in 2011. After renting it twice, It became a must purchase. Brit Marling and William Mapother are AMAZING! The sci-fi element is there, but it takes a back seat to the intense drama of the main characters story. This made me a Brit Marling and Mike Cahill fan! Watch this movie and be ready for more of a drama than sci-fi.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/28/24

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K M

A brilliant and thought-provoking film that is both sci-fi and drama, contemplating the impact of a sort of multiverse existence while also examining the unexpected consequences of one mistake made, and how redemption might be found. Moving and profound with a final scene that gives me chills just recalling it. One of my favorites.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/03/24

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Alain M

I feel like the premise was damn interesting, but the movie went off the rails trying to bring in some drama / repent storyline between a victim and his perpetrator. It felt completely unnecessary against the background of having a mirror planet hovering over your planet. Missed chance in my opinion

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

12/08/23

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Joshua Y

The most typical, cliche pacing of an independent movie. The Nickelback of the independent movie style in every way. A lot of walking around and thinking shots. I mean a ton. Story is...yeah fine. I mean she hit the world's happiest and most pregnant family out there. Basically they were trying to hard on a very long movie that could have practically been a short film. The actual interesting story, the other earth, gives you no answers at the end and we have about 30 seconds of her and her 'other' looking at each other. Zero answers 'cause that would be hard to write I guess. Would not recommend.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/02/23

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Synopsis

Following her release from prison, a morose young woman (Brit Marling) seeks out the man (William Mapother) whose life she shattered in a car accident several years earlier.

Director: Mike Cahill
Producer: Mike Cahill, Hunter Gray, Brit Marling, Nick Shumaker
Screenwriter: Mike Cahill, Brit Marling
Distributor: Fox Searchlight
Production Co: Artists Public Domain
Rating: PG-13 (Disturbing Images|Brief Drug Use|Nudity|Some Sexuality)
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 22, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.3M
Runtime: 1h 32m

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