Enemy Mine

1985 • 1h 48m •

Drama Science Fiction

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★ 7.0/10

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A soldier from Earth crashlands on an alien world after sustaining battle damage. Eventually he encounters another survivor, but from the enemy species he was fighting; they band together to survive on this hostile world. In the end the human finds himself caring for his enemy in a completely unexpected way.

"Enemies because they were taught to be. Allies because they had to be. Brothers because they dared to be."

Top Billed Cast

Dennis Quaid

Willis Davidge

Louis Gossett Jr.

Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan

Brion James

Stubbs

Richard Marcus

Arnold

Carolyn McCormick

Morse

Lance Kerwin

Joey Wooster

Bumper Robinson

Zammis

Jim Mapp

Old Drac

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F Filipe Manuel Neto Verified TMDB Critic

2023-09-12

**A very dated and unsatisfactory film, which carries a rather naive message about war and conflicts.**

This is one of those films that promises a lot when we read the synopsis, but ends up being disappointing: in its attempt to please different audiences, from sci-fi to drama and also action, it fails to satisfy anyone and I believe it was this feeling, more or less general, that led it straight to the oblivion bin where I found it.

Released in the golden age of sci-fi, when the genre experienced a very notable development and popularity, the film has a relatively warm story and begins ...