My Favorite Martian

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My Favorite Martian

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Released Feb 12, 1999

1h 33m

Comedy

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Ambitious television reporter Tim O'Hara (Jeff Daniels) stumbles upon a martian (Christopher Lloyd) whose spaceship has accidentally crashed on Earth. Thinking this is his ticket to a Pulitzer Prize, Tim makes plans to expose the martian, who, posing as Tim's Uncle Martin, takes human form and has plans of his own. In fact, all of Tim's efforts to divulge the truth are systematically thwarted by the resourceful alien, who ultimately recruits Tim to help him repair his ship for a return to Mars.

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Critics Consensus

Loud, effects-ridden comedy with no real humor.

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: D+

Sep 7, 2011

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

A terrible movie -- beware.

Rated: 1/5

Dec 26, 2010

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Derek Adams

Time Out

Dire.

Jun 24, 2006

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Film Threat

Rated: 0.5/5

Dec 6, 2005

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

Rated: 3/5

Sep 17, 2005

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Jul 24, 2005

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finn a

great to watch when you've got nothing to do, but otherwise, this movie is deeply flawed and often annoying with its humor

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/19/25

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Brad CKA L

Check out my longer review: https://youtu.be/ppokBUtH32w?si=iqfKGG46mzqaKr1F Christopher Lloyd has earned a permanent 10 out of 10 rating for every movie he makes regardless of how bad the movie is. Or in this movie's case how really, really, obnoxiously bad it is. 10 out of 10.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/26/24

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Dale R

Based on a 1960’s television series by the same name, this movie stars Jeff Daniels as an out of luck television news producer that meets an alien from Mars played by Christopher Lloyd. There are some other big names in this movie including: Daryl Hannah, Elizabeth Hurley and Wallace Shawn. So the acting is great, but the script falls flat. I had one big laugh moment in this movie and with these great comedic actors, I should have had more. The tone is inconsistent as well. This movie doesn’t seem to be targeting families as it should with the premise and comedy. Instead there are some sexual jokes, which might go over kids heads, but seemed in contrast to the rest of the movie. I’d say skip this one.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/07/24

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Chris M

I am generally picky for updated versions of things I love. I get very nick-picky. But I love this updated version. The fact that Martin the Martian isn't human without the alien disguise gum. Something they couldn't have pulled off in the 60s show. The CGI doesn't real but it looks good. There are some character issues like Martin's talking flight suit can get really annoying. Plus, some mild taste issues. But overall, for a kid's version of a classic show. I think it's pretty great and I think fans of the classic show will enjoy it. Especially a twist at the end that I refuse to spoil.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/10/23

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Jeffrey M

My Favorite Martian is a bad movie. I watched it a long time ago on Disney+ and it was kind of bad. My Favorite Martian was really funny, but it was really boring and it had too much action. What a bad movie.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/03/23

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StephenPaul C

LOL, the funniest 01 hour: and 33 minutes ever!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/03/23

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Synopsis

Ambitious television reporter Tim O'Hara (Jeff Daniels) stumbles upon a martian (Christopher Lloyd) whose spaceship has accidentally crashed on Earth. Thinking this is his ticket to a Pulitzer Prize, Tim makes plans to expose the martian, who, posing as Tim's Uncle Martin, takes human form and has plans of his own. In fact, all of Tim's efforts to divulge the truth are systematically thwarted by the resourceful alien, who ultimately recruits Tim to help him repair his ship for a return to Mars.

Director: Donald Petrie
Producer: Jerry Leider, Robert Shapiro, Marc Toberoff
Screenwriter: Anthony L. Greene, Sherri Stoner, Deanna Oliver
Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures
Production Co: Walt Disney Pictures
Rating: PG (Language|Action/Violence|Partial Nudity|Sensuality|Some Crude Humor)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 12, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 18, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $36.8M
Runtime: 1h 33m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, SDDS, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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