Day the Earth Stood Still, The

Day the Earth Stood Still, The

1951

A sci-fi hallmark (and wry commentary on the political climate of the 1950s), The Day the Earth Stood Still is less concerned with special effects than with its potent message. A humanoid messenger (Michael Rennie) from another world lands in Washington, D.C., with a warning to Earth's people to cease their violent behavior. But panic erupts when Rennie is shot by a nervous soldier and his robot companion, Gort, begins to destroy the capital.

A robot and a man . . . hold the world spellbound with new and startling powers from another planet!

JBscale

34

Poor

Film Detail

Genre

Sci-Fi and Fantasy - Thriller

Length

1 hr. 32 mins.

US Theatrical Release

September 28, 1951

US Box Office

No Data Available

Global Office

No Data Available

Rating

G

General Audiences

All Ages Admitted

Collection Detail

Release Method

Digital Only

Aquired Format

Fandango at Home

Aspect Ratio

FS 1.33:1

Audio

English: DD+ 5.1

Studio

20th Century Fox

Released

December 2, 2008

Acquired Date

February 27, 2014

Times Seen

2 Times

Last Watched

December 12, 2008

Actors

Michael Rennie

Michael Rennie

Patricia Neal

Patricia Neal

Hugh Marlowe

Hugh Marlowe

Sam Jaffe

Sam Jaffe

Billy Gray

Billy Gray

Frances Bavier

Frances Bavier

Lock Martin

Lock Martin

Directors

Robert Wise

Robert Wise

Producers

Julian Blaustein

Julian Blaustein

Writers

Edmund H. North

Edmund H. North

Awards & Accolades

2008 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #197
2009 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #234

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User Reviews

12.3.2008 by biglummox (10/10)

Ratings

JB Users

100

Flawless

RT Rotten

21%

Tomatometer

194 votes

RT Stale

27%

Popcornmeter

18,063 votes

METASCORE

40

34 votes

IMDb RATING

7.7/10

87,345 votes

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