K-PAX

K-PAX

Change the way you look at the world.

Directed by Iain Softley

Produced by Intermedia Films, Lawrence Gordon Productions

2001120 min7.2 / 10

A philosophical mystery that uses an alien patient's claims to explore the nature of reality, sanity, and human connection through the lens of psychiatric doubt.

Prot is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a far away planet. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations.

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  • Is K-PAX one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 92% of films.

  • Is K-PAX sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is K-PAX violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Does K-PAX end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

  • Is K-PAX easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Is K-PAX scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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Cinnamon Score

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There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity93

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Surprise72

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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