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      The 27th Day

      1957 1h 15m Sci-Fi List
      20% Tomatometer 5 Reviews 28% Audience Score 100+ Ratings An alien from a dying planet brings five average people from England, Germany, China, the Soviet Union and the United States onto its spacecraft. Each person is given a case containing vials that can destroy all life within a 3000-mile radius. They're told that the Earth will be spared complete destruction if all five can keep their respective governments from using the capsules for 27 days, but escalating Cold War tensions between the Americans and the Russians make that a difficult promise. Read More Read Less

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      Stefan Birgir Stefans sbs.is The end erases all redemptive qualities the premise possibly had. Rated: 1.5/5 Jul 29, 2023 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Makes you wonder how the film could be so terrible if the novel got some good reviews and was even chosen a Book-of-the-Month Club selection. Rated: C Apr 9, 2009 Full Review Shane Burridge rec.arts.movies.reviews Smart enough to keep you watching and earn your forgiveness for clunky moments along the way Jun 14, 2008 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews A typically heavy-handed sci-fi parable from the 1950s... Rated: 2/4 Jun 4, 2007 Full Review Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena A premissa, que poderia gerar uma discusso filosfica fascinante, arruinada pela abordagem preconceituosa e repulsiva de uma Hollywood no auge da Guerra Fria. Rated: 1/5 Sep 11, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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      knight44441 I thought it was a very good sci Fi movie especially for 1958. I highly recommend anyone to check it out Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/10/22 Full Review william k Unusually original Cold War sci-fi drama with a quite liberal message is suspenseful and entertaining despite its low budget. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review vilém n Actually quite interestnig, until the finale comes and the C A M P I N T E N S I F I E S Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Painfully slow. Though the plot is interesting, it's handled in a way that makes it unbearable to sit through. The characters don't mean anything, and the threat feels played. The ending is more or less what is expected for this kind of movie. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review kevin w Some sci-fi is somewhat based, however loosely, on established reality and then there's the other kind, the sci-fi that simply runs amok with speculation and fantasy. This is that latter breed, rooted in 1950's Cold War fears and yet looking to the skies (as some do nowadays) for saving redemption. That happens when a visitor from a dying outer space clan offer the residents of good ol' Ma Earth a choice: utter war or no? Like the 50's this seems clunky and awkward to our modern day aesthetics, but its well meaningness might turn a few converts despite some heavy-handed plot decisions. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member more like an episode of Outer Limits/Twilight Zone Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis An alien from a dying planet brings five average people from England, Germany, China, the Soviet Union and the United States onto its spacecraft. Each person is given a case containing vials that can destroy all life within a 3000-mile radius. They're told that the Earth will be spared complete destruction if all five can keep their respective governments from using the capsules for 27 days, but escalating Cold War tensions between the Americans and the Russians make that a difficult promise.
      Director
      William Asher
      Genre
      Sci-Fi
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (DVD)
      Apr 13, 2011
      Runtime
      1h 15m