A mute alien with the appearance of a black human is chased by outer-space bounty hunters through the streets of Harlem.
The Brother from Another Planet has generally received positive reviews.
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Review of The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
By Rob Gonsalves (1,031) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 06 May 2002
Review of The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
By Dennis Schwartz (5,456) for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (5,456) on 31 Dec 2007
Review of The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
Review of The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
Review of The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
Review of The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
By Ryan M (2,675) on 24 Aug 2016
Review of The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
Review of The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
By Adam W (1,422) on 06 Feb 2009
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The Brother from Another Planet was released in 1984 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 101 reviews, giving The Brother from Another Planet (1984) an average rating of 69%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 79% and users giving an average score of 82%.
With a score of 69%, The Brother from Another Planet is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1984, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1984 with similar scores include films like Romancing the Stone and Sixteen Candles.
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