K-PAX

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K-PAX

PG-13

Released Oct 26, 2001

2h 0m

Drama

Sci-Fi

Fantasy

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Tells the story of a mysterious patient (Kevin Spacey) at a mental hospital who claims to be from a distant planet called K-PAX. As his psychiatrist (Jeff Bridges) tries to figure out exactly how to help the patient, he gradually begins to realize that the so-called alien is having a remarkable effect on the mental health of the hospital's other patients.

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Critics Consensus

For those who have seen One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest or Starman, K-Pax may not hold anything new. The movie works best as a showcase for Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Terrific acting by Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 24, 2010

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 3/5

Dec 30, 2006

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Keith Uhlich

ToxicUniverse.com

Casting [Spacey and Bridges] against each other gives their scenes together a believability and intensity that comes directly out of their contrasting acting styles.

Rated: 2.5/5

Feb 7, 2003

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

A spiritual and intellectual wonderland of filmmaking.

Rated: 3.0/4.0

Sep 13, 2020

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Kathi Maio

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction

Generally speaking, K-PAX actually works better as a film than as a novel. And it's not often you can say that!

Feb 27, 2020

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Pat Stacey

The Herald (Ireland)

Who else but [Jeff] Bridges could invest a mouldering clich like the world weary shrink who can solve everyone's problems but not his own with such depth and feeling? What a truly wonderful actor he is.

Oct 17, 2017

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Gary T

Love this film,a subtle sci fi film with a touch of humanity thrown in.Kevi spacey was magnificent

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/31/25

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Bobby H

This film is both thought-provoking and original, despite critics' attempts to compare it to other films. Even after more than 20 years, it still is one of my favorites starring Kevin Spacey.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/19/25

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Rocky R

Kpax is the single most idiotic movie I have ever seen. A friend of mine loves this movie and gave me 5 dollars to rent it. I would pay him a million dollars if I could to wipe the memory of it from my mind. Kevin spacey was arrested for no reason at all to push the story line forward, he was not an alien. He went crazy after his family was murdered he killed the man and disappeared. He’s put into a mental institution where he belongs and should have stayed there. I wish I had 2 extra thumbs so I could give this movie 4 thumbs down. I think my buddy deserves to be in a mental institution after watching this movie. Pure torture.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/16/24

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Vladislav O

This movie shows brilliance, it shows you that actors can take you places you yourself didn´t even knew existed. Of course editing and film crew and the director are also doing an amazing job but this movie got me leaning forward the whole time and almost the entire time I was fascinated by everything in this movie. KPAX is a movie that will make you think, consider and reconsider stuff you previously didn´t even gave the time of day to think about, from the way he sees humanity and it´s social structure to the way we think and act. Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges are a high calibre actors and they showed it in that movie and yet again it proves that acting alone can make the movie from a meager 2 to a strong 9/10. I just wish we could get Kevin back in doing movies even despite what he did in the past. As a human being he might be a irresponsible person but as an actor, he deserves to get hired again. This is but one of the many great movies that still had heart and sole built into it.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/26/24

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Audience Member

Awesome movie. Great acting by Spacy and Bridges. They really pulled it together. So good, I read all three books! Written by a psychiatrist! And if you read them, you know prot never lies.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/11/24

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Miguel V

A Paradise for intelectuals & psiquiatric medicals. I reality enjoy it.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/02/24

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Synopsis

Tells the story of a mysterious patient (Kevin Spacey) at a mental hospital who claims to be from a distant planet called K-PAX. As his psychiatrist (Jeff Bridges) tries to figure out exactly how to help the patient, he gradually begins to realize that the so-called alien is having a remarkable effect on the mental health of the hospital's other patients.

Director: Iain Softley
Producer: Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin, Robert F. Colesberry
Screenwriter: Charles Leavitt, Gene Brewer
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Lawrence Gordon Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Sensuality|Brief Language|Sequences of Violence)
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 26, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 18, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $50.3M
Runtime: 2h 0m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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