The Day the Earth Stood Still
We thought the Earth was ours. We were wrong.
5.7(3,816) 2008-12-10 104 minDramaScience FictionThriller
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.
ProducerPaul Harris Boardman
ScreenplayDavid Scarpa
ProducerErwin Stoff
DirectorScott Derrickson
AnimationDon Myers
AnimationTodd Labonte
AnimationTim Stevenson
AnimationLeonardo Martinez
Cast & characters
Keanu Reeves
as Klaatu
Jennifer Connelly
as Helen Benson
Jaden Smith
as Jacob Benson
Jon Hamm
as Michael Granier
Kathy Bates
as Regina Jackson
John Cleese
as Professor Barnhardt
Kyle Chandler
as John Driscoll
Robert Knepper
as Colonel
Brandon T. Jackson
as Target Tech
James Hong
as Mr. Wu
Jake McLaughlin
as Soldier
John Rothman
as Dr. Myron
Sunita Prasad
as Rouhani
Juan Riedinger
as William Kwan
Sam Gilroy
as Tom
Tanya Champoux
as Isabel
Rukiya Bernard
as Student
Mousa Kraish
as Yusef
J.C. MacKenzie
as Grossman
Kurt Max Runte
as Civil Engineer
Daniel Bacon
as Winslow
Reese Alexander
as Sergeant
Richard Keats
as Helicopter Scientist #1
Bill Mondy
as Helicopter Scientist #2
