My Stepmother Is an Alien
A widowed scientist’s life and family are upended when a beautiful extraterrestrial agent turns his scientific contact mission into an absurd romantic comedy.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- goofy
- breezy
- irreverent
- lazy weekend
- 1980s movie night
What critics said
Critics generally found Kim Basinger charming and funny but considered the screenplay predictable, the humor uneven, and the science-fiction premise underused.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Celeste arrives on Earth under a secret mission and struggles with human behavior while pursuing Steven.
Steven's contact with extraterrestrial life directly brings Celeste into his personal life and romantic orbit.
The film combines alien technology, levitation, a flying-saucer message, and physical comedy in a mainstream comic format.
Steven's widowed single-parent life and daughter Jessie's relationship with Celeste form a central domestic complication.
Films like My Stepmother Is an Alien, and why
Earth Girls Are Easy
shared 1980s science fiction comedy, extraterrestrial fish-out-of-water premise, and broad romantic humor
Coneheads
shared alien-in-human-society premise, comic misunderstandings, and deliberately silly science fiction tone
Splash
shared romantic comedy structure, broad comic set pieces, and an outsider adapting to ordinary human life
Movie Details
- Director
- Richard Benjamin
- Release Date
- 1988-12-09
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (623)
Cast
- Dan Aykroyd
- Kim Basinger
- Jon Lovitz
- Alyson Hannigan
- Joseph Maher
- Seth Green
- Ann Prentiss
- Wesley Mann
- Tony Jay
- Peter Bromilow
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is My Stepmother Is an Alien about?
- A widowed scientist’s life and family are upended when a beautiful extraterrestrial agent turns his scientific contact mission into an absurd romantic comedy.
- What is My Stepmother Is an Alien like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of My Stepmother Is an Alien as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is My Stepmother Is an Alien violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in My Stepmother Is an Alien.
- What did critics think of My Stepmother Is an Alien?
- Critics generally found Kim Basinger charming and funny but considered the screenplay predictable, the humor uneven, and the science-fiction premise underused.
- Which films are like My Stepmother Is an Alien?
- Films with a similar feel include Earth Girls Are Easy, Coneheads, and Splash.
- How long is My Stepmother Is an Alien?
- My Stepmother Is an Alien runs 108 minutes.
- Where can I watch My Stepmother Is an Alien?
- In United States, My Stepmother Is an Alien streams on Howdy Amazon Channel.
