Prot is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a far away planet. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations.
Run Time
120 min
Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Rating Details
Rated PG-13 for a sequence of violent images, and brief language and sensuality.
Genre
Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Language
English
Keyword
Hospital, Psychiatrist, Astronomy, Santa Rosa New Mexico, Rape
Movie Rating
Sound Mix
DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
Colour
Color
Film Type
Feature
Film Class
Psychological Drama, Psychological Sci-Fi
Themes
Mysterious Strangers, Therapy, Doctors and Patients, Benign Aliens
K-PAX is a 2001 American science fiction film directed by Iain Softley and starring Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges, Mary McCormack and Alfre Woodard. The screenplay, written by Gene Brewer and Charles Leavitt, is based on a novel of the same name by Brewer about a psychiatric patient who claims to be an alien from the planet K-PAX. During his treatment, the patient demonstrates an outlook on life that ultimately proves inspirational for his fellow patients and especially for his psychiatrist.
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