David Gordon (John Cusack) has just lost his wife Mary and is looking to adopt a young boy named Dennis (Bobby Coleman) who believes he is from Mars. After adopting the boy from Sophie (Sophie Okonedo), he manages to bring Dennis out of the Amazon box in which he stays to hide from the sun. He teaches the boy how to be an "earthling" and earns Dennis' love in the process with the help of his sister Liz (played by Cusack's real life sister Joan). This hyper-imaginative 6-year-old abandoned and socially rejected boy represents a real challenge for the widowed man and will mark a turning point in his life, in both of their lives...

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