The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
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21% of critics liked it
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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 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 deliver a warning of planetary destruction if the people of the world fail to stop laying waste to the environment. Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, and Kathy Bates co-star in the David Scarpa-penned film. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi
- Directed By
- Scott Derrickson
- Written By
- David Scarpa
- Genres
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- In Theaters
- Dec 12, 2008 Wide
- On DVD
- Apr 7, 2009
- Studio
- 20th Century Fox
Critic Reviews
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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.
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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.
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Ben Lyons, At the Movies
What a ridiculous movie.
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Christopher Orr, The 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.
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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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Cast
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Keanu Reeves
as Klaatu
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Jennifer Connelly
as Helen Benson
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Jon Hamm
as Dr. Michael Granier
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Kathy Bates
as Regina Jackson
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Jaden Smith
as Jacob Benson
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John Cleese
as Professor Barnhardt
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Kyle Chandler
as John Driscoll
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Robert Knepper
as Colonel
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James Hong
as Mr. Wu
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John Rothman
as Dr. Myron
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Sunita Prasad
as Rouhani
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Juan Riedinger
as William Kwan
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Sam Gilroy
as Tom
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Tanya Champoux
as Isabel
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Rukiya Bernard
as Student
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Alisen Down
as Laptop Woman
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Lloyd Adams
as Agent Driver
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Mousa Kraish
as Yusef
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J.C. MacKenzie
as Grossman
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Kurt Max Runte
as Civil Engineer
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Daniel Bacon
as Winslow
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Brandon T. Jackson
as Target Tech
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David Lewis
as Plainclothes Agent







