The Brother from Space

1988 · Movie · 90 min

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Made first for young men 1

The Brother from Space's audience scores lean most toward young men at 65 of 100, with comparable appeal to young women 1. Its overall reach is rated mainstream — mainstream, general-audience reach 2. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 3 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 3.

The receipts — every claim above is sourced
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    Audience scoreyoung men 65 of 100 is the top quadrant, with young women 59 close behind.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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    ReachAudience breadth rated mainstream.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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    Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 3 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

A spaceship lands in a small town in Arizona, leaving behind mysterious capsules from which a strange creature emerges and turns out to be the only survivor. Jenny, a blind girl who works as a singing teacher and has paranormal powers, senses the presence of the alien, who is lost and in need of help.

Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceYoung Men
Mainstream

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
65
Young Women
59
Older Men
41
Older Women
35
Advocacy3
Entertainment

Audience Representation

LGBTQ+
0
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Cast & Crew

Barbara Canevari (director) · Juan Ignacio Soriano (director)