What Planet Are You From? (2000): cast, story & where to watch
2000 · Film · ★ 5.5
Released in 2000, What Planet Are You From? is a comedy, drama, romance and science fiction film directed by Mike Nichols, running about 105 minutes. “To save his planet, an alien must find a woman on Earth to have his baby. There's just one problem.” — that tagline sets the tone.
What it’s about. A human-looking alien from a highly advanced but emotionless all-male society is sent to Earth to impregnate a woman and bring the child back to their planet. The alien ends up falling in love there. A suspicious F.A.A. Agent targets him.
Who’s in it. What Planet Are You From? stars Garry Shandling as Harold Anderson, Annette Bening as Susan Anderson, John Goodman as Roland Jones and Greg Kinnear as Perry Gordon, among others.
How it landed. With an audience score of 5.5/10, What Planet Are You From? has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response. It went on to earn $14.1M at the box office.
Where to watch. In US you can stream it on fuboTV and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch What Planet Are You From? page.
If you liked it. Fans of What Planet Are You From? tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.
Frequently asked
- Where can I watch What Planet Are You From? (2000)?
- In US, What Planet Are You From? is available to stream on fuboTV, and rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Google Play Movies. Availability varies by country — check our where-to-watch page for every region.
- Is What Planet Are You From? worth watching?
- What Planet Are You From? holds an audience score of 5.5 out of 10, and is a strong pick if you enjoy comedy, drama, romance and science fiction. Reactions are mixed, so it may depend on taste.
- Who stars in What Planet Are You From??
- What Planet Are You From? stars Garry Shandling, Annette Bening, John Goodman, Greg Kinnear and Ben Kingsley.
- When was What Planet Are You From? released?
- What Planet Are You From? was released in 2000, with a runtime of about 105 minutes.