Take another journey to the far side of the sun with Another Earth

A new science fiction movie has rolled into theatres which looks like it might be worth a look. By all accounts, it's an intelligent sci-fi film without the usual alien invasion accompanied by explosions.

The film is Another Earth and tells the story of the discovery of a duplicate Earth which suddenly makes an appearance in our solar system. It is seemingly identical in every way, everyone is a doppleganger for someone on our Earth.

The reviews over on Rotten Tomatoes seem to be mixed, although they trend toward the positive, especially among the "star" critics and not the rest of the hack pack. The scores on MetaCritic are similarily positive.

Here's an interview with the creators of the film to give you some background about it.

A duplicate Earth is not a new science fiction idea. If you haven't seen it, Journey to the Far Side of the Sun, a British movie which goes by the title Doppleganger in Europe, is a movie worth tracking down. It is about an astronaut who thinks he's returned to Earth, but has accidentally landed on a parallel Earth which is constantly hidden from us because it lies on the direct opposite side of the sun.

Here's the trailer for Another Earth:

and for fun, here's the trailer for Doppleganger: