Planet 51

Planet 51 (2009)

  • 22% of critics liked it
    (104 reviews)

  • 45% of users liked it
    (344,619 ratings)

An American astronaut believing himself to be the first person ever to set foot on Planet 51 gets the shock of his life in this animated adventure comedy featuring the voices of Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, John Cleese, and Gary Oldman. Captain Charles "Chuck" Baker (voice of Johnson) was on a… More

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PG, 1 hr. 31 min.
Directed By
Jorge Blanco
Written By
Joe Stillman
Genres
Action & Adventure, Animation, Kids & Family, Comedy
In Theaters
Nov 20, 2009 Wide
On DVD
Mar 9, 2010
Sony Pictures/TriStar Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Claudia Puig, USA Today

    This has the directionless, recycled feel of a script by committee.

  • Gary Thompson, Philadelphia Inquirer

    An uninspired computer-animated feature that may satisfy undiscriminating pipsqueaks and nearly no one else, Planet 51 is a low-IQ E.T. in reverse...

  • Ty Burr, Boston Globe

    Young children and adults with high pain thresholds will enjoy the movie during its brief pause on the way to your On Demand menu.

  • A.O. Scott, At the Movies

    The whole thing is just terrible.

  • Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News

    This sharp-looking but unimaginative adventure hasn't the wit of similar kiddie flicks.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • John M


    A pretty generic film. My daughter loved it as soon as she saw Dwayne Johnson was in it lol. Not much to this film in the long run.

  • Michael M


    The whole storyline is something everyone will know they have seen before. Some jokes were funny, others were embarassing and it treads too much into E.T territory Resultingly, Planet 51 isn't good family entertainment. The animation is pretty good but the characters are either… More

  • Robert C


    Aside from some impressive animation and a few chuckles here and there...a mostly forgettable film. For some reason the fact that the "aliens" looked like gummi sea monkeys, really bothered me. The animation was so good they could have really been more creative with them.… More

  • Dead A


    I know this is a kid's movie but I ended up liking it.

  • Manu G


    Decent enough for a Popcorn movie that's about it. Not really funny it's just weird and curious to watch because it's kinda of a invert story. The voices weren't that great either, still good movie for kids to enjoy. Lem is just an average teenager working on… More

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