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The Day the Earth Stood Still

2008 · Movie · 103 min

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Scores

  • Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer21%as of 2026-01-09
  • Rotten Tomatoes average4.2/10as of 2021-10-05
  • Metacritic40/100as of 2025-08-30

What it is

The Day the Earth Stood Still is a 2008 American science fiction film serving as a remake of the 1951 film of the same name, which, in turn, was based on the 1940 short story "Farewell to the Master".

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Genres
Science fiction / Action
Original language
English

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