The Day the Earth Stood Still

The Day the Earth Stood Still

2008 · 104 min · EN · PG-13 · 5.7 (3,758 votes)
Dir. Scott Derrickson · Starring Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Jaden Smith, Jon Hamm, Kathy Bates, John Cleese · Music Tyler Bates

We thought the Earth was ours. We were wrong.

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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.

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This film delivers a chilling sense of global peril, as an alien ultimatum forces humanity to confront its impact on Earth. It's a visually grand and somber experience, filled with a propulsive tension that makes you ponder our collective future and the overwhelming scale of an extraterrestrial threat.

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