Dwayne Johnson, Gary Oldman, Jessica Biel

Planet 51 is a galactic-sized animated alien adventure comedy revolving around American astronaut Captain Charles "Chuck" Baker, who lands on Planet 51 thinking he's the first person to step foot on i...( read more  read more... )t. To his surprise, he finds that this planet is inhabited by little green people who are happily living in a white picket fence world reminiscent of a cheerfully innocent 1950s America, and whose only fear is that it will be overrun by alien invaders...like Chuck! With the help of his robot companion "Rover" and his new friend Lem, Chuck must navigate his way through the dazzling, but bewildering, landscape of Planet 51 in order to escape becoming a permanent part of the Planet 51 Alien Invaders Space Museum.

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PG, 1 hr. 31 min.

Directed by: Jorge Blanco

Release Date: November 20, 2009

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  • November 20, 2009
    i havent seen it before.
  • November 20, 2009
    like this movie for my kids...
  • November 20, 2009
    really need to see dis movie
  • November 20, 2009
    Adicionar uma revisão ...
  • November 20, 2009
    havent seen it but it looks interestin
  • November 19, 2009
    my boys wanna see it......they'r
    excited
  • November 19, 2009
    cheesy kid version of area 51!
  • November 19, 2009
    character is cute.And i think the movie will be fun,becuse the parson go to different planet!
  • November 19, 2009
    I think it`s interesting movie.
    Very funny and interesting.
  • November 19, 2009
    Funny, a movie for the entire family.

Critic Reviews


November 20, 2009
Kyle Smith, New York Post

"Singin' in the Rain" references? John Glenn? Cold War duck-and-cover drills? What time capsule yielded this script? full review

November 19, 2009
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Although not bowling me over, Planet 51 is a jolly and good-looking animated feature in glorious 2-D. full review

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