The Day the Earth Stood Still

Name: The Day the Earth Stood Still
Released: 2008-12-12
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Jaden Smith, Jon Hamm, Kathy Bates

PG-13
1h 44m
2008

21%

age 13+

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Keanu Reeves stars in this contemporary reinvention of the sci-fi classic that tells the story of an alien who travels across the universe to warn of an impending crisis on Earth.

Director:

Scott Derrickson

Producer:

Writer:

David Scarpa

Cast:

Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Jaden Smith, Jon Hamm, Kathy Bates

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

21%

Critics Consensus: Heavy on special effects, but without a coherent story at its base, The Day the Earth Stood Still is subpar re-imagining of the 1951 science-fiction classic.

Reviews

The Dispatch (Lexington, NC)

Matthew Lucas

Doesn't have a single practical reason for its existence.

The Day the Earth Stood Still is a great study in all the things that can go wrong with a movie. T...

Poor Keanu Reeves. Imagine taking the role of an emotionless extra terrestrial, and having people...

The Day The Earth Stood Still is a missed opportunity for sure - you'll leave the cinema not enlig...

June 22, 2017

FULL REVIEW

Time Out

Joshua Rothkopf

March 3, 2019

Common Sense Media

age 13+

Common Sense Says

Sci-fi remake has big effects but no real power.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this drama/thriller (which is a remake of a 1950s classic that most kids probably haven't seen) has lots of urban destruction, as well as some scenes of science-fiction-style violence perpetrated against people. There's some blood and some graphic visuals, such as when a man with broken legs is healed through super-science and his broken legs are seen straightening out. There's also a notable amount of product placement, particularly for Windows and McDonald's. On a positive note, there's basically nothing in the way of swearing or sex, and the movie offers thought-provoking discussion about humanity's relationship with Earth's ecology.