Ambitious television reporter Tim O'Hara stumbles upon a martian 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.
My Favorite Martian has generally received mixed reviews.
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My Favorite Martian was released in 1999 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 178 reviews, giving My Favorite Martian (1999) an average rating of 45%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 58%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 40%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with My Favorite Martian than critics were.
With a score of 45%, My Favorite Martian is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1999, which stands at 59%.
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