My Favorite Martian (1999)

The martian has landed. There goes the neighborhood.

94 min★ 5.1 · 15,280 votes

• Comedy
• Family
• Sci-Fi

Ambitious television reporter Tim O'Hara stumbles upon a martian whose spaceship has accidentally crashed on Earth. Thinking this is his ticket to a Pulitzer Prize, Tim makes plans to expose the martian, who, posing as Tim's Uncle Martin, takes human form and has plans of his own. In fact, all of Tim's efforts to divulge the truth are systematically thwarted by the resourceful alien, who ultimately recruits Tim to help him repair his ship for a return to Mars.

Release date

February 12, 1999

Country of origin

United States

Budget

$65,000,000

Box office

$36,850,101