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  1. The Man Who Fell to Earth is a 1976 sci-fi film directed by Nicolas Roeg, based upon the novel of the same name by Walter Tevis (of The Hustler (1961) fame). It stars the thin, other-worldly David Bowie as the thin, other-worldly Thomas Jerome Newton in his first major film role.

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  2. And then there's the Downer Ending: After years of suffering he's stuck on Earth, an alcoholic with no confidante or lover who might help him through the guilt and grief he must be feeling. And We Are As Mayflies to him...

  3. Thomas Jerome Newton is a humanoid alien who travels to Earth from a distant planet. Landing in New Mexico, he appears as an Englishman. Newton has arrived on Earth on a mission to take water back to his home planet, which is experiencing a catastrophic drought.

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  5. A 1976 sci-fi film directed by Nicolas Roeg, based upon the novel of the same name by Walter Tevis. It stars the thin, other-worldly David Bowie as the thin, other-worldly Thomas Jerome Newton. It centers around an extraterrestrial who journeys to Earth after his planet experiences an intense drought, determined to find a way to ship water to it.

  6. Apr 8, 1976 · Thomas Jerome Newton is a humanoid alien who comes to Earth to get water for his dying planet. He starts a high technology company to get the billions of dollars he needs to build a return spacecraft, and meets Mary-Lou, a girl who falls in love with him.

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  8. The Man Who Fell to Earth: Created by Alex Kurtzman, Jenny Lumet. With Chiwetel Ejiofor, Naomie Harris, Annelle Olaleye, Clarke Peters. An alien arrives on earth with a mission: to learn to become human and find the one woman who can help save his species.

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