The Day the Earth Stood Still

The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

  • 21% of critics liked it
    (190 reviews)

  • 34% of users liked it
    (274,165 ratings)

Keanu Reeves tops this adaptation of the seminal 1951 sci-fi film The Day the Earth Stood Still with this 20th Century Fox production. Scott Derrickson (The Exorcism of Emily Rose) helms the story of an alien traveler, Klaatu (Reeves), who heads to Earth along with his bodyguard robot, Gort, to… More

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PG-13, 1 hr. 50 min.
Directed By
Scott Derrickson
Written By
David Scarpa
Genres
Science Fiction & Fantasy
In Theaters
Dec 12, 2008 Wide
On DVD
Apr 7, 2009
20th Century Fox

Critic Reviews

  • Ben Mankiewicz, At the Movies

    The special effects in 1951 were hokey fun. Here, in the first half of the movie anyway, they are hokey but they aren't fun.

  • David Edelstein, New York Magazine

    The remake of that fine old fifties alien-invasion picture The Day the Earth Stood Still comes to a standstill about an hour before the Earth does in the wilds of New Jersey.

  • Ben Lyons, At the Movies

    What a ridiculous movie.

  • Christopher Orr, New Republic

    One can only hope that in the future [Reeves] will devote himself to playing androids, less-self-aware species of undead, stylish pieces of contemporary furniture, and other roles that do not require the exhibition of any recognizably human traits.

  • Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor

    You'll be doing yourself a huge favor if you go into this movie with lowered expectations.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • John M


    I really have to say I liked this movie enough to not pan it like a lot of people. It wasnt horrible, had some really good special effects and had its nice preachy sci fi meaning. So overall not to bad for a couples hours of popcorn fare.

  • Lewis C


    "Change his mind. Not with reason, but with yourself." A mysterious alien presence arrives on earth, causing chaos, confusion, and many questions. Primarily, why is it here? Is this humanity's hour of judgment, or salvation? I really don't know how I found The… More

  • Albert K


    awful. absolutely awful... "Now, please; tell me why have you come to our planet?" *Keanu Reeves turns his flat and expressionless face towards the speaker* "Your planet? It is not." LOL OK

  • E.J. B


    Jennifer Connolly, Keanu Reeves, Jaden Smith, and Jon Hamm do whatever they can to make The Day The Earth Stood Still entertaining, but they can't do enough to cover up how poorly made this film is. Plain and simple, The Day The Earth Stood Still is a piece of crap, an epic… More

  • Brad W


    As the critics and viewers have said before, this is all visual and no plot. I will give it credit, the visuals are beautiful, and it was the only thing keeping my attention. The plot is pathetic, so many cliche moments, and I haven't seen the original but even I know it… More

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