The Search for Simon

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2013

1h 37m

Comedy

Sci-Fi

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Thirty years ago, David Jones' younger brother, Simon, disappeared without trace. Since then, David has spent years traveling the world to visit people who claimed to have been abducted or had a close encounter.

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Phil Hoad

Guardian

The gag rate might be high, but accumulatively, like its hero, it becomes infuriating.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 1, 2016

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Stephen Kelly

Total Film

There's a scrappy, amateurish charm to this sci-fi comedy, a story about a man (director Martin Gooch) who's convinced that his long-lost brother has been abducted by aliens.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 1, 2016

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Saw this on premiere night London.Enjoyable and funny.Recommended viewing.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Synopsis

Director: Martin Gooch
Producer: Martin Gooch, Louis Savy
Screenwriter: Simon Birks, Martin Gooch
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 17, 2017
Runtime: 1h 37m

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