Visit to a Small Planet

Visit to a Small Planet

The space race is on and Jerry's leading it... In reverse!

Directed by Norman Taurog

Produced by Paramount Pictures, Hal Wallis Productions

196085 min5.3 / 10

A lighthearted, family-friendly comedy about a mischievous alien's bumbling visit to Earth, built entirely on physical humor and childlike wonder.

The weirdest alien of the galaxy pays a visit to Earth... Jerry Lewis is Kreton, a childish alien who, against his teacher's will leaves his planet to visit the Earth, and lands in the backyard of a famous television journalist who doesn't believe in UFOs and aliens. Wanting to study humans but not able to fully understand them, Kreton makes a mess out of it, generating a lot of comic situations.

Questions people ask

  • Is Visit to a Small Planet sad? No. Less sad than 97% of films.

  • Is Visit to a Small Planet easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Does Visit to a Small Planet end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is Visit to a Small Planet scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Visit to a Small Planet violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

20/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity41

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise23

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Visit to a Small Planet, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Visit to a Small Planet, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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