K-PAX
2001 · Movie · PG-13 · 120 min · ★ 7.2 · 45% critics
A mysterious man is admitted to a psychiatric hospital, insisting he’s a visitor from a distant planet. As a doctor tries to uncover the truth behind the story, the patient’s calm certainty begins to affect everyone around him and challenges what they think they know about reality and healing.
Based on K-PAX
Also known as K-PAX - L'homme qui vient de loin
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Details
- Years
- 2001
- Release date
- 2001-10-26
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 45/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (2,758 votes)
- Budget
- $68,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a quiet, thought-provoking sci-fi mystery that blurs reality and delusion and leaves room for interpretation, in the vein of Contact or Moon; Not for you if you need clear answers or lots of action.
Pros: intriguing mystery premise; thought-provoking themes; strong performances | Cons: slow, talky pacing; overlong runtime; ambiguous, unresolved ending
Themes
- dreams
- robbery
- investigation
- hypnosis
- alien
- murder
- hospital
- planet
- patient
- medication
- psychiatrist
- claim
- +2 more
Awards & recognition
- NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture · 2002 · nominated
- Saturn Award — Best Actor · 2002 · nominated
- Golden Schmoes — Best Sci-Fi Movie of the Year · 2001 · nominated
Cast & crew
Jeff Bridges
as Dr. Mark Powell
Kevin Spacey
as Prot
Mary McCormack
as Rachel Powell
Alfre Woodard
as Claudia Villars
David Patrick Kelly
as Howie
Saul Williams
as Ernie
Peter Gerety
as Sal
Celia Weston
as Mrs. Archer
Ajay Naidu
as Dr. Chakaraborty
Tracy Vilar
as Maria
Directed by Iain Softley