Where to watch The Brother from Another Planet (1984) tonight
The Brother from Another Planet (1984) runs 1 h 48 min, is rated NR in the US and averages 6.7 from 102 TMDB members. A mute alien with the appearance of a black human is chased by outer-space bounty hunters through the streets of Harlem.
- Runtime
- 1 h 48 min — ends 9:48 pm if you start at 8:00 pm
- Rated
- NR (US)
- Genres
- Comedy, Science Fiction, Drama
- Released
- September 7, 1984
- TMDB rating
- 6.7 / 10 from 102 votes
- Director
- John Sayles
- Starring
- Joe Morton, Rosanna Carter, Ray Ramirez, Yves Rene
- Language
- English
Where to watch it tonight
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Streaming availability by JustWatch. In the US, as of 2026-11-08: AMC Plus Apple TV channel (subscription), AMC+ Amazon Channel (subscription), AMC+ (subscription), Fandor (subscription), Sundance Now (subscription), Eternal Family (subscription), ALLBLK Apple TV channel (subscription), ALLBLK Amazon channel (subscription), Kanopy (free), FlixHouse (free), Darkroom (free), Fawesome (free), YOW.tv (free), Philo (free with ads), The Roku Channel (free with ads), Pluto TV (free with ads), Plex (free with ads), Mometu (free with ads), Tubi TV (free with ads).
Questions people ask
- How long is The Brother from Another Planet?
- The Brother from Another Planet is 1 h 48 min long (108 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 9:48 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.
- What is The Brother from Another Planet rated?
- The Brother from Another Planet is rated NR in the US.
- Is The Brother from Another Planet a good movie to watch with a group?
- Yes — a crowd movie. Comedy and Science Fiction hold a room: people can talk, laugh or scream over it and still follow what is going on.
- Where can I stream The Brother from Another Planet?
- In the US, as of 2026-11-08: AMC Plus Apple TV channel (subscription), AMC+ Amazon Channel (subscription), AMC+ (subscription), Fandor (subscription), Sundance Now (subscription), Eternal Family (subscription), ALLBLK Apple TV channel (subscription), ALLBLK Amazon channel (subscription), Kanopy (free), FlixHouse (free), Darkroom (free), Fawesome (free), YOW.tv (free), Philo (free with ads), The Roku Channel (free with ads), Pluto TV (free with ads), Plex (free with ads), Mometu (free with ads), Tubi TV (free with ads). Availability changes often; this page loads the live list for your country (streaming availability by JustWatch).
Lists it could be on
- Sci-fi movies under 2 hours
- Dramas under 2 hours
- Movies from the 80s
- Date night movies
- The most-rated movies on TMDB
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