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The Day the Earth Stood Still

Release Date: Dec 12, 2008
Rated: some sci-fi disaster images and violence
Runtime: 1 hr. 50 min.
Genres: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Suspense/Thriller
Director:Scott Derrickson
Cast:Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Kathy Bates, Jaden Smith. Full cast + crew

Synopsis

Keanu Reeves tops this adaptation of the seminal 1951 sci-fi film The Day the Earth Stood Still with this 20th Century Fox production. Scott Derrickson (The Exorcism of Emily Rose) helms the story of an alien traveler, Klaatu (Reeves), who heads to Earth along with his bodyguard robot, Gort, to deliver a warning of planetary destruction if the people of the world fail to stop laying waste to the environment. Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, and Kathy Bates co-star in the David Scarpa-penned film. ~ Jeremy...more

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