About this movie
- Genres:
- Science Fiction, Animation, Family
- Language:
- English
- Running time:
- 1:28:05
- Partner rating:
- Released:
- 2011
Cast & Crew
Cast
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Seth Green
Milo
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Dan Fogler
Gribble
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Elisabeth Harnois
Ki
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Mindy Sterling
Supervisor
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Joan Cusack
Mom
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Kevin Cahoon
Wingnut
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Tom Everett Scott
Dad
Directors
- Simon Wells
Producers
- Robert Zemeckis
- Jack Rapke
- Steven J. Boyd
- Steve Starkey
Writers
- Simon Wells
- Wendy Wells
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Mars Needs Moms
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Trailer for Mars Needs Moms
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).
Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes
37%
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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.
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