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K-PAX
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PG13,2hrs 3min
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October 26, 2001
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Universal Pictures
Synopsis: The 1995 novel by Dr. Gene Brewer becomes this drama from director Iain Softley. After a mugging incident at New York's Grand Central Station, Prot (Kevin Spacey), a man who claims to be an alien from the planet K-PAX, is turned over to a public mental hospital and the care of Dr. Mark Powell (Jeff Bridges). When medication fails to alter Prot's insistence that he is visiting from another world on a fact-finding mission, Powell gets more involved with his patient, who seems to have a calming effect ... Full Synopsis
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What keeps the movie going, besides Softley's intelligent direction and Mathieson's inventive cinematography, is the actors' duet between Spacey and Bridges. Full Review
Metascore
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49
Mixed or Average Reviews
out of 100
Featured Cast
Dr. Mark Powell
Rachel Powell
Claudia Villars
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Kate Bosworth attends the Los Angeles premiere of "K-PAX" on Oct. 22, 2001.
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