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Mars Needs Moms (2011)

Comedy Family Sci-Fi
Rated PG
88 min.
Release Date
March 11, 2011
DVD Release Date
August 9, 2011 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Simon Wells
Writer
Simon Wells, Wendy Wells
Cast
Seth Green, Dan Fogler, Elisabeth Harnois, Mindy Sterling, Kevin Cahoon, Joan Cusack
Running Time
88 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG for sci-fi action and peril

What is Mars Needs Moms about?

Take out the trash, eat your broccoli—who needs moms, anyway? Nine-year-old Milo (Seth Green) finds out just how much he needs his mom (Joan Cusack) when she's nabbed by Martians who plan to steal her mom-ness for their own young. Produced by the team behind "Disney's A Christmas Carol" and "The Polar Express," "Mars Needs Moms" showcases Milo's quest to save his mom—a wild adventure in Disney Digital 3D™ and IMAX® 3D that involves stowing... Full synopsis »

MOVIE REVIEW

Mars Needs Moms is many things. It's a $150 million sci-fi "epic." It's also an epic flop. And failure. But as bad as it is, it deserves praise: this movie singlehandedly destroyed Robert Zemeckis' terrible motion capture studio and forced the once-acclaimed director back to live action films. Full movie review »
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