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Answering a NASA message intended for aliens, a space being tries to contact mankind, but an American missile grounds his ship. The alien takes the form of a young widow's husband and asks her to drive him from Wisconsin to Arizona while the government tries to stop them.
2 November 1913, New York City, New York, USA
17 December 1951, Los Angeles, California, USA
16 January 1948, Carthage, New York, USA
30 October 1953, Van Nuys, California, USA
10 October 1926, Long Beach, Long Island, New York, USA
5 June 1926, Long Beach, California, USA
30 September 1921, Helensburgh, Scotland, UK
4 March 1956, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
4 December 1949, Los Angeles, California, USA
10 December 1951, USA
10 May 1937, San Francisco, California, USA
18 January 1948, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
15 November 1933, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
December 16, 2014
We see a sweet side to the director that never appeared anywhere else: an emotional palate that he rarely indulged in, but which he handles with surprising grace and subtlety.June 24, 2006
The best special effects are in the first five minutes. Thereafter, it's all rather predictable.October 23, 2004
Starman contains the potential to be a very silly movie, but the two actors have so much sympathy for their characters that the movie, advertised as space fiction, turns into one of 1984's more touching love stories.June 06, 2007
There is little that is original in Starman, but at least it has chosen good models.May 20, 2003
In Mr. Bridges' hands [his role] becomes the occasion for a sweetly affecting characterization -- a fine showcase for the actor's blend of grace, precision and seemingly offhanded charm.June 06, 2007
An enjoyable film filled with the kind of sensitivity, love, and humor seldom seen on today's screens.October 30, 2004
Early Jeff Bridges starrer is fun sci-fi.July 29, 2009
Bridges' portrayal of Starman can be as hard to take as the lapses in logic.January 02, 2011
Jeff Bridges as appealing alien; best for teens.August 01, 2003
Carpenter is a master of framing for widescreen, and Starman is certainly a forum for him to show off his prowess behind the lens.June 06, 2007
It isn't pleasant to watch a talented filmmaker like John Carpenter willfully distort his personality to fit a commercial (read Spielbergian) profile, and only the opening suspense-horror sequences have the weight of real involvement.April 26, 2016
[A] surprisingly tender, funny movie from John Carpenter, a man otherwise known for his intense horror/genre flicks. It may be the best sci-fi/romance hybrid ever made.