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About this movie

Genres:
Science Fiction, Animation, Family
Language:
English
Running time:
1:28:05
Partner rating:
PG
Released:

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Seth Green Milo
  2. Dan Fogler Gribble
  3. Elisabeth Harnois Ki
  4. Mindy Sterling Supervisor
  5. Joan Cusack Mom
  6. Kevin Cahoon Wingnut
  7. Tom Everett Scott Dad

Directors

  1. Simon Wells

Producers

  1. Robert Zemeckis
  2. Jack Rapke
  3. Steven J. Boyd
  4. Steve Starkey

Writers

  1. Simon Wells
  2. Wendy Wells

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Mars Needs Moms


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His mother (voice of Joan Cusack) abducted by Martians intent on harvesting her maternal instincts to nurture their young, nine-year-old Milo (voice of Seth Green) stows away in an alien spacecraft bound for Mars in a bid to bring her safely back to Earth. Later, on the Red Planet, Milo befriends a subterranean-dwelling earthling named Gribble (Dan Fogler) and a spirited Martian lass named Ki (Elisabeth Harnois), who agree to help him locate his missing mother and confront the head alien in charge (voice of Mindy Sterling).


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Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'rotten' by Rotten Tomatoes

37%Tomatometer score: 37% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Negative review
    Leigh Paatsch, Herald Sun (Australia) If Mars Needs Moms had not have been produced using the mo-cap process -- which still hasn't fixed the problem where some folk have a spooky, neither-alive-nor-dead look -- it might have stood more... Full review External link
  2. Positive review
    Jim Schembri, The Age (Australia) What really sells this fabulous, kid-friendly 3D adventure to anybody over eight (no offense, kids) is its astonishing visuals, which uses motion-capture technology to a degree that surpasses what... Full review External link
  3. Negative review
    Jake Wilson, The Age (Australia) The credited director is Simon Wells (The Time Machine), but the grotesque characters and dark action bear the Zemeckis stamp. Full review External link
  4. Positive review
    Matthew Pejkovic, FILMINK (Australia) Mars Needs Moms becomes a stunning achievement not only in the visual and action stakes but emotionally as well, with a heartbreaking clarity putting into perspective the love and sacrifices that... Full review External link
  5. Negative review
    Philip French, Guardian [UK] Children are unlikely to enjoy it, and parents will be aching for a few stiff drinks in a Mars bar long before it's over. Full review External link

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