3.6 Score

2008 • 1h 44min • PG-13 • Science Fiction, Thriller, Drama

The Day the Earth Stood Still

"We thought the Earth was ours. We were wrong."

A representative of an alien race that went through drastic evolution to survive its own climate change, Klaatu comes to Earth to assess whether humanity can prevent the environmental damage they have inflicted on their own planet. When barred from speaking to the United Nations, he decides humankind shall be exterminated so the planet can survive.

IMDb 5.5

RT 20%

MC 40

Director

Scott Derrickson

Writer

David Scarpa

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Keanu Reeves

Klaatu

Jennifer Connelly

Helen Benson

Jaden Smith

Jacob Benson

Jon Hamm

Michael Granier

Kathy Bates

Regina Jackson

John Cleese

Professor Barnhardt

Kyle Chandler

John Driscoll

Robert Knepper

Colonel

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Jennifer Connelly Helen Benson

Jaden Smith Jacob Benson

Jon Hamm Michael Granier

Kathy Bates Regina Jackson

John Cleese Professor Barnhardt

Kyle Chandler John Driscoll

Robert Knepper Colonel

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Sunita Prasad Rouhani

Juan Riedinger William Kwan

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