Jonathan Holmes

Martian Child -- A writer (John Cusack) adopts a 6-year-old boy in a desperate effort to create a family. The boy, who wants a father badly, is troubled by the idea that he may be an alien from Mars.

Crushed by the death of his fiancée, a writer adopts a 6-year-old boy in a desperate effort to create a family. The boy, who wants a father badly, is troubled by the idea that he may be an alien from Mars. Starring Golden Globe-nominee John Cusack ("America's Sweethearts," "High Fidelity"), Amanda Peet ("Something's Gotta Give," "The Whole Nine Yards"), Academy Award and Golden Globe-nominee Joan Cusack ("In & Out," "Working Girl"), Academy Award and Golden Globe-nominee Sophie Okonedo ("Hotel Rwanda," TV's "Tsunami: The Aftermath") and Golden Globe and Emmy Award-nominee Oliver Platt ("A Time to Kill," TV's "Huff").

A writer (John Cusack) adopts a 6-year-old boy in a desperate effort to create a family. The boy, who wants a father badly, is troubled by the idea that he may be an alien from Mars.

A writer (John Cusack) adopts a 6-year-old boy in a desperate effort to create a family. The boy, who wants a father badly, is troubled by the idea that he may be an alien from Mars.

Recently widowed science fiction writer, David, forms an unlikely family when he adopts a boy who claims to be from Mars. David gets more than he bargained for when a series of strange occurrences lead him to believe that the boy's claim may be true.

Crushed by the death of his fianc e, a writer adopts a 6-year-old boy in a desperate effort to create a family. The boy, who wants a father badly, is troubled by the idea that he may be an alien from Mars. Starring Golden Globe-nominee John Cusack ('America's Sweethearts,' 'High Fidelity'), Amanda Peet ('Something's Gotta Give,' 'The Whole Nine Yards'), Academy Award and Golden Globe-nominee Joan Cusack ('In & Out,' 'Working Girl'), Academy Award and Golden Globe-nominee Sophie Okonedo ('Hotel Rwanda,' TV's 'Tsunami: The Aftermath') and Golden Globe and Emmy Award-nominee Oliver Platt ('A Time to Kill,' TV's 'Huff').