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You can watch Earthbound (2012) for free on The CW.

At eleven years old Joe Norman is told by his dying father that he is an alien hiding on earth. Joe believes him. He grows up to be a die-hard fan-boy working in a comic shop. When he falls for down-to-earth Maria, a fellow sci-fi fan, he is inspired to lead a more normal social existence. Until intergalactic bounty hunters track Joe down at his new office and the couple soon learn the dangerous truth about who Joe really is.

This quirky sci-fi comedy subverts the typical alien invasion trope by focusing on a man who actually believes his father's dying claim of extraterrestrial origin. It trades cosmic battles for the awkward, endearing reality of a comic shop geek trying to navigate human romance.