The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
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He's not just another out-of-towner...
A mute alien with the appearance of a black human is chased by outer-space bounty hunters through the streets of Harlem.
- Released: 1984-09-07
- Genres: Comedy, Science Fiction, Drama
- Runtime: 1h 48m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 102 votes
Directed by John Sayles.
Top cast
- Joe Morton as The Brother
- 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
- Steve James as Odell
- Leonard Jackson as Smokey
- Bill Cobbs as Walter
Where to watch The Brother from Another Planet
- United States: stream on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, Fandor, Sundance Now, Eternal Family, Artiflix; watch free on Kanopy, FlixHouse, Darkroom, Fawesome, YOW.tv, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Plex, Plex Channel, Mometu, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
- United Kingdom: stream on Artiflix; watch free on Tubi TV, Plex
- India: stream on Artiflix; watch free on Tubi TV, Plex, Plex Channel
- Canada: stream on Sundance Now Amazon Channel, Fandor, Sundance Now, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Sundance Now Apple TV channel, Artiflix; watch free on Tubi TV, Plex
- Australia: stream on AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Artiflix; watch free on Tubi TV, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
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