✗ SKIP — Not worth it

My Stepmother Is an Alien

Name: My Stepmother Is an Alien
Director: Richard Benjamin
Genre: Comedy, Science Fiction
Released: 1988-12-09
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 5.4
Cast: Dan Aykroyd, Kim Basinger, Jon Lovitz, Alyson Hannigan, Joseph Maher

1988 · 1h 48m · Comedy, Science Fiction

IMDb 5.4 Metacritic 47 RT 20%

Skip it. This 1988 rom-com has charm and nostalgia value, but the critics were right to be harsh—the plot's a mess, the jokes don't land, and even Kim Basinger's efforts can't save the clunky execution. Life's too short for mediocre alien rom-coms when there are actually funny ones out there.

Plot

Trying to rescue her home planet from destruction, a gorgeous extraterrestrial named Celeste arrives on Earth and begins her scientific research. She woos quirky scientist Dr. Steve Mills, a widower with a young daughter. Before long, Celeste finds herself in love with Steve and her new life on Earth, where she experiences true intimacy for the first time. But when she loses sight of her mission, she begins to question where she belongs.

Director: Richard Benjamin

Cast: Dan Aykroyd, Kim Basinger, Jon Lovitz, Alyson Hannigan, Joseph Maher

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