The Man Who Fell to Earth

The Man Who Fell to Earth

1976 · 138 min · EN · R · 6.4 (464 votes)
Dir. Nicolas Roeg · Starring David Bowie, Rip Torn, Candy Clark, Tony Mascia, Buck Henry, Bernie Casey · Music John Phillips

Power, space, time and a visitor.

DramaScience Fiction

Thomas Jerome Newton is an alien who has come to Earth in search of water to save his home planet. Aided by lawyer Oliver Farnsworth, Thomas uses his knowledge of advanced technology to create profitable inventions. While developing a method to transport water, Thomas meets Mary-Lou, a quiet hotel clerk, and begins to fall in love with her. Just as he is ready to leave Earth, Thomas is intercepted by the U.S. government, and his entire plan is threatened.

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A cosmic outsider adrift in a strange, isolating world. It's a visually arresting, deeply melancholic journey about connection and the crushing weight of ambition, leaving you with a lingering sense of profound loneliness.

melancholicdisorientingalienatedexistentialbleakslow-burnarthouse sci-fi70s aestheticsurrealphilosophicalalienationcapitalismdisillusionmenthumanity
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based on novel or bookextraterrestrial technologydystopiaalien life-form
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