Home
The Day the Earth Stood Still main backdrop
The Day the Earth Stood Still main poster

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Visit website

5.6/10 • 3.5K

2008-12-10 • 1h 44m

DramaScience FictionThriller

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.

Directors
Scott Derrickson
Editors
Wayne Wahrman

Top Billed Cast

View Credits
  1. Keanu Reeves

    Keanu Reeves

    Klaatu

  2. Jennifer Connelly

    Jennifer Connelly

    Helen Benson

  3. Jaden Smith

    Jaden Smith

    Jacob Benson

  4. Jon Hamm

    Jon Hamm

    Michael Granier

  5. Kathy Bates

    Kathy Bates

    Regina Jackson

  6. John Cleese

    John Cleese

    Professor Barnhardt

  7. Kyle Chandler

    Kyle Chandler

    John Driscoll

  8. Robert Knepper

    Robert Knepper

    Colonel

  9. Brandon T. Jackson

    Brandon T. Jackson

    Target Tech

Reviews2

View Reviews
Rob Avatar

Rob

Aug 10, 2015

Terrible remake, original vastly superior

Media

  • The Day the Earth Stood Still backdrop
  • The Day the Earth Stood Still backdrop
  • The Day the Earth Stood Still backdrop
  • The Day the Earth Stood Still backdrop
  • The Day the Earth Stood Still backdrop
  • The Day the Earth Stood Still backdrop
  • The Day the Earth Stood Still backdrop
  • The Day the Earth Stood Still backdrop
  • The Day the Earth Stood Still backdrop

Recommendations

  • Time of the Gypsies main backdrop

    Time of the Gypsies

    7.7

  • Tequila Sunrise main backdrop

    Tequila Sunrise

    6.1

  • Dead Calm main backdrop

    Dead Calm

    6.6

  • The Day the Earth Stood Still main backdrop

    The Day the Earth Stood Still

    7.5

  • Palm Springs main backdrop

    Palm Springs

    7.3

  • A Short Film About Love main backdrop

    A Short Film About Love

    7.8

  • GoodFellas main backdrop

    GoodFellas

    8.5

  • Machete main backdrop

    Machete

    6.3

  • The Clan main backdrop

    The Clan

    6.8

  • The Spirit main backdrop

    The Spirit

    4.8

  • Eagle Eye main backdrop

    Eagle Eye

    6.5

  • 47 Ronin main backdrop

    47 Ronin

    6.2

  • Lifted main backdrop

    Lifted

    7.5

  • The Lake House main backdrop

    The Lake House

    7.0

  • Street Kings main backdrop

    Street Kings

    6.6

  • A Scanner Darkly main backdrop

    A Scanner Darkly

    6.8

  • Pet Sematary main backdrop

    Pet Sematary

    6.6

  • Constantine main backdrop

    Constantine

    7.1

  • Knowing main backdrop

    Knowing

    6.2

  • Justin and the Knights of Valour main backdrop

    Justin and the Knights of Valour

    5.9

Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$80,000,000.00
Revenue
$233,093,859.00
Keywords
spacecraftgovernmentpanicextraterrestrial technologyultimatumevacuationtankalienremakeufoend of the worldsocial commentarygiant robotpower outageinterrogationenvironmentalismthreatalien contactmessengernanobotsdisintegration