# What Planet Are You From? (2000)

> An emotionally blank alien banker infiltrates Phoenix to father a weaponized child, only to find that human romance is impossible to engineer.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5503

## Facts

- Runtime: 105 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Science Fiction
- Director: Mike Nichols
- Cast: Garry Shandling, Annette Bening, John Goodman, Greg Kinnear, Ben Kingsley, Judy Greer, Danny Zorn, Harmony Smith
- TMDB rating: 5.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181151/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: absurdist, awkward, irreverent, late night comedy, quirky date night

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