The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
"He's not just another out-of-towner..."
ThumbScore
👍 71%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 89%
(RT: 89%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Rosanna Carter as West Indian Woman
Ray Ramirez as Hispanic Man
Yves Rene as Haitian Man
Peter Richardson as Islamic Man
Ginny Yang as Korean Shopkeeper
Daryl Edwards as Fly
Is The Brother from Another Planet good?
Most people think so. 71% audience score, estimated from 102 TMDB ratings. Critics gave it 89%.
Overview
A mute alien with the appearance of a black human is chased by outer-space bounty hunters through the streets of Harlem. Wikipedia ↗
