The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

Movie Details

Original Title

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Title

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Director

Scott Derrickson

Author

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Producer

Erwin Stoff, Paul Harris Boardman, Gregory Goodman

Writer

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Actors

Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Jaden Smith, Kathy Bates, John Cleese, Jon Hamm, Kyle Chandler, Robert Knepper, Brandon T. Jackson, James Hong, Jake McLaughlin, John Rothman, Sunita Prasad, Juan Riedinger, Sam Gilroy, Tanya Champoux, Rukiya Bernard, Mousa Kraish, J. C. MacKenzie, Kurt Max Runte, Daniel Bacon, Reese Alexander, Richard Keats, Bill Mondy, Judith Maxie, Serge Houde, Lorena Gale, Stefanie Samuels, Richard Tillman, Camille Atebe, Thomas Bradshaw, Terence Dament, Patrick Sabongui, Jacob Blair, Shaine Jones, George Sharperson, Shaker Paleja, Douglas Chapman, Marci T. House, Aaron Craven, Roger Cross, Heather Doerksen, Hiro Kanagawa, Craig Stanghetta, Stefan Busse, Dean Redman, David Richmond-Peck, Andrew Wheeler, Darien Provost, Daniel St. Andrews, Brad Dryborough, Ken Kirzinger, William 'Big Sleeps' Stewart, Blair Redford, Daniel Wisler, Mark Kogan, Ed Fong, Sandy Colton, Ty Olsson, Jay-Nicolas Hackleman, Dawn Chubai, Joshua Close, Leanne Adachi, Geoff Meed, Michael Hogan, Ben Cotton, Kevan Kase, Josue Aguirre, Matt Adler

Runtime

1 h 44 min

Release Date

10 December 2008

Genres

Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller

Overview

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.