Martian Child is a movie directed by Menno Meyjes in 2007 and based on the book The Martian Child by David Gerrold, first published in 1994. The movie features John Cusack, Bobby Coleman, Amanda Peet, Sophie Okonedo, John Cusack, Oliver Platt, and others.
What users say
“The movie is better than the book”
But the book is worth reading.
Watch & Read
Get movie and book on Amazon
Watch movie
*Note: As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.
Storyline
In a desperate quest to establish a sense of family, a writer makes the life-altering decision to adopt a 6-year-old boy. However, the boy, yearning deeply for a father figure, grapples with his own inner turmoil, as he harbors a belief that he might be an extraterrestrial being hailing from Mars.
Movie vs Book
Year
2007
Minutes
106
Movie Rate
6.80
Source: IMDb
Movie
Martian Child
Director: Menno Meyjes
Country: USA
Year: 2007
Length: 1h46m
*Provided by Amazon
Year
1994
Pages
20
Book Rate
7.60
S: Goodreads
Book
The Martian Child
Author: David Gerrold
Country: USA
First published in: 1994
Length: 20 pages
Genre: Biography
Book series: Fantasy & Science Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“If I want to write a movie, I'll write a screenplay, but if I have an idea for a book, it's something that I think can only be done novelistically.”
BRET EASTON ELLIS (Writer)
Leave a Reply