K-PAX (film)
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| Directed by | Iain Softley |
| Screenplay by | Charles Leavitt |
| Based on | K-PAX by Gene Brewer |
| Produced by | Robert F. Colesberry Lawrence Gordon Lloyd Levin |
| Starring | Kevin Spacey Jeff Bridges Alfre Woodard Mary McCormack |
| Cinematography | John Mathieson |
| Edited by | Craig McKay |
| Music by | Edward Shearmur |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures (North America, France, and Latin America) Senator International (International) |
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Running time | 121 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $68 million |
| Box office | $65 million |
K-PAX is a 2001 American science fiction mystery film based on Gene Brewer's 1995 novel of the same name. It was directed by Iain Softley, starring Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges, Mary McCormack, and Alfre Woodard. The film tells the story of a psychiatric patient who claims to be an alien from the planet K-PAX. During his treatment, the patient demonstrates an outlook on life that ultimately proves inspirational for his fellow patients and especially for his psychiatrist.