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Phil the Alien

Play trailer Poster for Phil the Alien R,  2004,  1h 23m,  Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 44% 9 Reviews Tomatometer 68% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
44% Tomatometer 9 Reviews 68% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
A hapless extraterrestrial (Rob Stefaniuk) finds adventure after his ship crashes in Canada.

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Peter Howell Toronto Star Mar 11, 2005
2.5/4
Less than satisfying and frustrating to think of how great this could have been. Go to Full Review
Leah McLaren Globe and Mail Mar 11, 2005
3/4
A delightfully freakish comedy. Go to Full Review
Dorothy Woodend The Tyee (British Columbia) Aug 24, 2017
Canada is a funny place, so why can't we make a comedy that's actually funny? Go to Full Review
Jason Gorber Film Scouts Jun 21, 2007
F
Looks like it was shot on weekends by a bunch of students, with a loopy, derivative story and poor performances. Go to Full Review
Ken Eisner Georgia Straight Mar 13, 2005
Funny only in an I-can't-believe-they're-doing-that kind of way. Go to Full Review
Bruce Kirkland Jam! Movies Mar 11, 2005
3.5/5
This low-budget Canadian comedy rocks the house like few others. Go to Full Review
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Ron P Oct 22, 2018 Funny only in an I-can't-believe-they're-doing-that kind of way.
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Rob Stefaniuk

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Rob Stefaniuk

Phil the Alien

Graham Greene

Wolf

John Kapelos

General

Seán Cullen

Sammy the Alien

Brad McGinnis

Joey

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Movie Info

Synopsis A hapless extraterrestrial (Rob Stefaniuk) finds adventure after his ship crashes in Canada.
Director
Rob Stefaniuk
Producer
Mihkel Harilaid, Craig Fleming
Screenwriter
Rob Stefaniuk
Production Co
Telefilm Canada, Black Walk Productions
Rating
R (Language)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 29, 2004, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 19, 2017
Runtime
1h 23m
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