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  • The Man Who Fell to Earth
  • Runtime:2 hr. 20 min.
  • Thomas Jerome Newton (David Bowie) is an alien who has come to Earth in search of water to save his home planet. Aided by lawyer Oliver Farnsworth (Buck Henry), Thomas uses his knowledge of advanced technology to create profitable inventions. While Read More
  • Cast: David Bowie, Candy Clark, Rip Torn, Buck Henry, Bernie Casey
  • Director: Nicolas Roeg
  • Genres: Satire, Science Fiction, Psychological Sci-Fi

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  • 100
    Time Out New York | Joshua Rothkopf

    It may be time to stop calling Nicolas Roeg's sexed-up sci-fi film that vaguely...

  • 75
    Portland Oregonian | Marc Mohan

    There's an inherent contradiction at the film's core: this sexually explicit...

  • 75
    Philadelphia Inquirer | Steven Rea

    It's not just the grainy stock and bad sound - technically, we've come a long...

  • 75
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    Bowie, slender, elegant, remote, evokes this alien so successfully that one...

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