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Down to Earth full movie is released on Feb 16, 2001. Watch Down to Earth online - the English Comedy movie from Germany , which has achieved a worldwide gross of $71,186,502. Down to Earth is directed by Chris Weitz,Paul Weitz and created by Elaine May with Chris Rock and Regina King. Down to Earth is available online on Amazon Prime Video and Paramount Plus.

It seems everyone is trying to get into heaven; at least those whose time is up. For Lance Barton (Chris Rock), a struggling comedian and bicycle messenger, it's the last thing on his mind. His due date in heaven is fifty years away. In the meantime, he has big dreams to pursue on Earth, such as landing a slot at the final Amateur Night Contest at the famed Apollo Theatre. Lance's has one little problem though - he isn't that funny. Thanks to an overly cautious emissary from heaven, Mr. Keyes (Eugene Levy), he's going to get hit (literally) with a much bigger problem. Showing that even God has difficulty finding good help these days, the inept minion mistakenly plucks Lance from a traffic accident - before it takes place. Transporting him to the Pearly Gates, or more accurately, the velvet roped-lines of the hottest club around, the error is finally addressed by Mr. King (Chazz Palminteri), the streetwise, no-nonsense head angel who manages the place from his plush windowed office. Since returning to his own body on Earth is impossible, the urban dwelling Lance reluctantly agrees to a normally unthinkable proposal. He'll occupy the body of a wealthy old white mogul, Charles Wellington III (Brian Rhodes), until a more suitable body can be found. Strangely enough, in a Park Avenue penthouse, servants and butlers become his new homeys as Lance works on his streetwise comedy routine for the big Apollo showdown. Living in the body of a callous old white man would be bizarre enough for Lance without falling in love with Sontee Jenkins (Regina King), the beautiful woman publicly battling Wellington's company at the same time. And if that wasn't enough, he has to deal with the love affair between Wellington's wife and his personal assistant, and their plot to have him killed.

As know as:

Down to Earth (De vuelta a la Tierra), I Was Made to Love Her, Назад на Землю, Les deux pieds sur terre, Atgal i Zeme

Release Date:

Feb 16, 2001

Release Date (Streaming):

Jul 10, 2001

Countries:

Germany, Canada, Australia, United States

Language:

English

Stream Service:

Paramount Pictures

Production Companies:

3 Arts Entertainment, Alphaville Films, CHS Productions

Gross worldwide:

$71,186,502

Taglines:

A story of premature reincarnation.

Reviews

Joe Morgenstern
Wall Street Journal
Mr. Rock's opening scene is very funny. After that it's a steep downhill slide.
by rottentomatoes, Feb 05, 2018
Nell Minow
Common Sense Media
Likeable Chris Rock in a comedy about race.
by rottentomatoes, Dec 22, 2010
Michael Thomson
BBC.com
by rottentomatoes, Jun 11, 2001

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