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Another Earth
2011 92 min United States of America PG-13 18+
★6.8
Drama, Science Fiction
Director: Mike Cahill
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Description
On the night a duplicate Earth is discovered in the solar system, the lives of a young woman and an accomplished composer become tragically connected after a fatal accident.
Budget:
$100,000
US Gross:
$1.32M
Worldwide:
$1.94M
Starring
Brit Marling
Actor
William Mapother
Actor
Matthew-Lee Erlbach
Actor
Awards
Sundance Film Festival 2011
— Alfred P. Sloan Prize
Sundance Film Festival 2011
— Special Jury Prize – Drama (World Cinema)
Saturn Awards 2012
— Best Screenplay
Sundance Film Festival 2011
— Special Jury Prize – Drama (World Cinema)
Sundance Film Festival 2011
— Grand Jury Prize (Drama)
Key opinion
Another Earth is a contemplative, low-budget psychological drama that uses its sci-fi premise as a backdrop for a character-driven exploration of grief and guilt. While the film is praised for its philosophical depth and intimate performances, it is perceived by some as uneven or underdeveloped in its narrative execution.
| Acting | Brit Marling delivers a compelling performance that effectively captures the heroine's internal emptiness and evolving sense of guilt. | |
| Cinematography | The handheld, low-budget cinematography creates an intimate, realistic aesthetic that reinforces the film's grounded psychological focus. | |
| Theme | The film succeeds as a thoughtful meditation on regret and self-redemption rather than a traditional sci-fi spectacle. | |
| Pacing | Viewers are divided on the film's structure: some appreciate the understated, atmospheric pacing, while others feel the plot is unfinished and leaves too many narrative threads unresolved. | |
| Screenplay | Opinions on the screenplay are split between those who value its philosophical ideas and those who find the central relationship and the logic of the parallel-world premise underdeveloped. |