The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) movie poster

The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

"We thought the Earth was ours. We were wrong."
ThumbScore
👍 69%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 30%
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Director
Runtime
1h 44m
Rated
PG-13
Country
Canada, United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
5.7/10 (3,682 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
21%
Metacritic
40

Cast

Keanu Reeves as Klaatu · 72% avg
Jennifer Connelly as Helen Benson · 72% avg
Jaden Smith as Jacob Benson · 75% avg
Jon Hamm as Michael Granier · 68% avg
Kathy Bates as Regina Jackson · 72% avg
John Cleese as Professor Barnhardt · 73% avg
Kyle Chandler as John Driscoll · 69% avg
Robert Knepper as Colonel · 70% avg

Is The Day the Earth Stood Still good?

It's divisive. Only 69% of audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 30%, but audiences disagreed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#2356 / 3335 · Drama
Rank in its year
#137 / 208 · 2008
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By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

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. Wikipedia ↗

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