Doctor Who: The Woman Who Fell to Earth
An amnesiac traveler from the stars recruits three South Yorkshire strangers into a dangerous first encounter with an alien hunter.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- hopeful
- tense
- science fiction night
- family viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praised Jodie Whittaker's Doctor and the episode's energetic, welcoming refresh of the long-running science fiction series, despite reservations about some supporting-character writing and political subtext.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Ryan, Yaz, and Graham become the audience's entry point as they meet the amnesiac Doctor and are drawn into an extraterrestrial threat.
The Doctor's new incarnation and the companions' radically altered lives make change the episode's central dramatic principle.
The mystery unfolds around a South Yorkshire city, linking alien pursuit and time-travel mythology to everyday northern England.
The episode brings Ryan, Yasmin, and Graham together with the Doctor as their personal circumstances propel them toward travel and danger.
Films like Doctor Who: The Woman Who Fell to Earth, and why
Doctor Who: Rose
shared time-travel adventure, alien mystery, optimistic tone, and accessible ensemble storytelling
Doctor Who: The Eleventh Hour
shared science fiction adventure, extraterrestrial threat, witty heroism, and family-friendly suspense
Super 8
shared ensemble discovery of an alien danger, emotional character drama, and hopeful speculative adventure
Movie Details
- Director
- Jamie Childs
- Release Date
- 2018-10-08
- Runtime
- 64 min
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 (18)
Cast
- Jodie Whittaker
- Bradley Walsh
- Mandip Gill
- Tosin Cole
- Sharon D. Clarke
- Samuel Oatley
- Jonny Dixon
- Amit Shah
- Asha Kingsley
- Janine Mellor
Common questions
- What is Doctor Who: The Woman Who Fell to Earth about?
- An amnesiac traveler from the stars recruits three South Yorkshire strangers into a dangerous first encounter with an alien hunter.
- What is Doctor Who: The Woman Who Fell to Earth like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Doctor Who: The Woman Who Fell to Earth as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Doctor Who: The Woman Who Fell to Earth violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Doctor Who: The Woman Who Fell to Earth as mild.
- What did critics think of Doctor Who: The Woman Who Fell to Earth?
- Critics broadly praised Jodie Whittaker's Doctor and the episode's energetic, welcoming refresh of the long-running science fiction series, despite reservations about some supporting-character writing and political subtext.
- Which films are like Doctor Who: The Woman Who Fell to Earth?
- Films with a similar feel include Doctor Who: Rose, Doctor Who: The Eleventh Hour, and Super 8.
- How long is Doctor Who: The Woman Who Fell to Earth?
- Doctor Who: The Woman Who Fell to Earth runs 64 minutes.
In Ember's collections
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