K-PAX (film)

K-PAX
Theatrical release poster
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
Production companies	Intermedia Films Lawrence Gordon Productions
Distributed by	Universal Pictures (North America, France, Latin America and China) Universum Film (Germany)[1]
Release date	October 26, 2001 (2001-10-26)
Running time	121 minutes
Countries	United States Germany
Language	English
Budget	$68 million[2]
Box office	$65 million[2]

K-PAX is a 2001 science fiction mystery film based on Gene Brewer's 1995 novel of the same name. An American-German co-production, 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.