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Name: The Day the Earth Stood Still
Released: 1951-10-13
Cast: Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray

The Day the Earth Stood Still

G
1h 33m
1951

95%

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An alien emissary gives a dramatic demonstration of power when he attempts to warn mankind about the folly of atomic experimentation.

Director:

Robert Wise

Producer:

Julian Blaustein

Writer:

Edmund H. North

Cast:

Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier, Lock Martin

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

95%

Critics Consensus: Socially minded yet entertaining, The Day the Earth Stood Still imparts its moral of peace and understanding without didacticism.

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Sean Axmaker

It's as much Christ parable as science fiction film... yet its message is delivered less like a sermon than a threat.

While Robert Wise’s sci-fi allegorises the dangers of global aggression in the Cold War, it presents itself as updated Christian parable.

June 25, 2023

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Mark R. Leeper

THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL is a sentimental favorite among Fifties science fiction films. It is certainly good but not nearly as good as its reputation would make it.

One of the best sci-fi films I've ever seen, built with ambitious special effects, a lurid soundtrack, and a powerful metaphor about pacifism and the moral contradictions of a society on the brink of self-destruction. [Full review in Spanish]

Writer Edmund H. North's adaptation proves that an intelligent, well-written script can easily make up for a lack in visual luster.

August 18, 2020

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