Martian Child 2007  PG, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Menno Meyjes
Cast: John Cusack, Bobby Coleman, Amanda Peet, Sophie Okonedo, Joan Cusack, Anjelica Huston, Oliver Platt, Richard Schiff, Taya Calicetto, David Kaye, Braxton Bonneville, Samuel Charles, Howard Hesseman, Carmen Moore
Sci-fi writer David Gordon (John Cusack) is a widower who decides to continue plans he and his wife had made to adopt a child. Six-year-old Dennis (Bobby Coleman) moves in with David, and the adoption process begins. But, there is a problem: Dennis believes he is from Mars, and both David and his sister Liz (Cusack's real-life sister Joan Cusack) begin to suspect that Dennis may be telling the truth. Dennis speaks Martian and, among other things, can make "Martian Wishes" that make baseball players hit home runs, and can even make stoplights change color. David goes along with what Dennis says and does and, in the process, becomes a better man.
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Spooky House 2000 PG, 106 min.
Genre: Family
Director: William Sachs
Cast: Ben Kingsley, Matt Weinberg, Ronald Joshua Scott, Jason Fuchs, Chaz Monet, Katharine Isabelle, Myles Ferguson, Kyle Labine, Mercedes Ruehl, Yanna McIntosh, Carmen Moore, Stephen Dimopoulos
The Great Zamboni (Ben Kingsley), a famous–but now retired–magician, lives in a house that has a reputation for being haunted. Young orphan Max (Matt Weinberg) and his friends dare each other to enter the house, and the fun begins. A good heart-warming story, along with some magic and adventure, at least for the kids.
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| 1. Martian Child (2007)
2. Spooky House (2000)
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