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K-PAX (2001) — Stream on Netflix · CriticCrunch

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K-PAX

Movie2001·120 min

K-PAX

Directed by Iain Softley

Science Fiction Drama Mystery

A science fiction drama film directed by Iain Softley.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 7%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.2/10

3K ratings

About K-PAX

Prot is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a far away planet. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Contemplative, Unsettling
Story Tags: faith existentialism, trauma recovery, medicine science, hospital medical, urban, mentor student, outsider misfit, everyman, mystery disappearance, slow burn reveal, investigation procedural, aliens

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Details

Director: Iain Softley
Language: English

Cast

Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey, Mary McCormack

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How K-PAX Ranks

All movies

Top 7%

★2000s movies

Top 5%

Science Fiction movies

Top 11%

2000s Science Fiction movies

Top 20%

Iain Softley films#1 of 8

Iain Softley's highest-rated film — Top 5% of 2000s movies.

the vibe

K-PAX Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetmoderatelayeredlight-touchintimateheartfelt

contemplative

unsettling

What it's about

mystery disappearanceslow-burn revealinvestigation proceduralfaith existentialismtrauma recoveryoutsider misfiteverymanmentor studentmedicine sciencealienshospital medicalurban

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

contemplativequiet