Planet 51

Planet 51 (2009)

  • 22% of critics liked it
    (106 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… More

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PG,
Directed By
Written By
Joe Stillman
Genres
Action & Adventure, Animation, Kids & Family, Comedy
In Theaters
Nov 20, 2009 Wide
Sony Pictures/TriStar Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Derek Adams, Time Out

    There's enough of a storyline here to keep younger space cadets moderately settled.

  • Nick Schager, Time Out New York

    It's just an excuse for classic-cinema shout-outs and roller-coaster-like commotion.

  • 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.

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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.

  • Stuart B


    Its ok but there are a lot better animated movies out there. The star part is the alien type dog thing.

  • Anthony L


    The writers think that relying on familiarity is enough for people to like something, the same way that sometimes people mistake liking a song because it is memorable when it is in fact repetitively annoying. I'm sure the makers think it was very clever to turn the 'Alien… More

  • Directors C


    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

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