Earthbound
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Ireland · 2012
1h 33m
Director Alan Brennan
Starring Rafe Spall, Jenn Murray, Stephen Hogan, David Morrissey
Genre Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Romance
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At eleven years old Joe Norman is told by his dying father that he is an alien hiding on earth. Joe believes him. He grows up to be a die-hard fan-boy working in a comic shop. When he falls for down-to-earth Maria, a fellow sci-fi fan, he is inspired to lead a more normal social existence. Until intergalactic bounty hunters track Joe down at his new office and the couple soon learn the dangerous truth about who Joe really is.
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