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Play trailer Poster for K-PAX PG-13 Released Oct 26, 2001 2h 0m Drama Sci-Fi Fantasy Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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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 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 3/5 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review 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 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com A spiritual and intellectual wonderland of filmmaking. Rated: 3.0/4.0 Sep 13, 2020 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Miguel V A Paradise for intelectuals & psiquiatric medicals. I reality enjoy it. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/02/24 Full Review Francesco V As usual the reviews of the "critics" are always out of place or idiotic, they make comparisons with different films that have nothing to do with it. The film is very beautiful and moving. Spacey's performance is impeccable. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/12/24 Full Review Oliver A Ignore the critics. As is so often the case, they wouldn’t know a good movie if one hit them over the head with one. K-PAX is a brilliantly engaging and fascinating film that constantly leaves the audience wondering - is he or is he not? It benefits from repeat viewings and has some absolutely incredible scenes. If you haven’t seen it yet - trust me, you won’t be disappointed. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/20/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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