Starman

Director John Carpenter presents a romantic science-fiction odyssey starring Jeff Bridges in his Oscar®-nominated role as an innocent alien from a distant planet who learns what it means to be a man in love. When his spacecraft is shot down over Wisconsin, Starman (Bridges) arrives at the remote cabin of a distraught young widow, Jenny Hayden (Karen Allen), and clones the form of her dead husband.

The alien convinces Jenny to drive him to Arizona, explaining that if he isn't picked up by his mothership in three days, he'll die.

Hot on their trail are government agents, intent on capturing the alien, dead or alive. En route, Starman demonstrates the power of universal love, while Jenny rediscovers her human feelings for passion.

Critic Reviews:

• " Works because of the way Allen gazes at Bridges, as if his mystery is her answer. " – Josh Larsen

• " In switching up his stylistic tendencies Carpenter is able to bring more elements of his cinematic brilliance to the forefront than might be noticed in his more sensationalist films. " – Sean Mulvihill

• " Offers little that's fresh but skates by on the strength of the lovely turns by Allen and especially Bridges. " – Matt Brunson