A soldier from Earth crashlands on an alien world after sustaining battle damage. Eventually he encounters another survivor, but from the enemy species he was fighting; they band together to survive on this hostile world. In the end the human finds himself caring for his enemy in a completely unexpected way.

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Enemy Mine (1985)

Enemies because they were taught to be. Allies because they had to be. Brothers because they dared to be.

★ 7/10 December 12, 1985 108 min

DramaScience Fiction

Director: Wolfgang Petersen  ·  Writers: Edward Khmara, Barry Longyear

A soldier from Earth crashlands on an alien world after sustaining battle damage. Eventually he encounters another survivor, but from the enemy species he was fighting; they band together to survive on this hostile world. In the end the human finds himself caring for his enemy in a completely unexpected way.

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Cast

Dennis Quaid Dennis Quaid Willis Davidge Louis Gossett Jr. Louis Gossett Jr. Jeriba 'Jerry' Shigan Brion James Brion James Stubbs Richard Marcus Richard Marcus Arnold Carolyn McCormick Carolyn McCormick Morse Lance Kerwin Lance Kerwin Joey Wooster Bumper Robinson Bumper Robinson Zammis Jim Mapp Jim Mapp Old Drac Scott Kraft Scott Kraft Jonathan Lou Michaels Lou Michaels Wilson Andy Geer Andy Geer Bates Henry Stolow Henry Stolow Cates

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Filipe Manuel Neto
Filipe Manuel Neto September 12, 2023
★ 3/10

**A very dated and unsatisfactory film, which carries a rather naive message about war and conflicts.** This is one of those films that promises a lot when we read the synopsis, but ends up being disappointing: in its attempt to please different audiences, from sci-fi to drama and also action, it fails to satisfy anyone and I believe it was this feeling, more or less general, that led it straight to the oblivion bin where I found it. Released in the golden age of sci-fi, when the genre experienced a very notable development and popularity, the film has a relatively warm story and begins with a war between humans and a reptilian alien species called “drac”. We follow the combat between two spaceships in a remote part of the universe until they both crash on the same planet. From here on, in order to survive, both will have to collaborate with each other, which opens the door to …