Heavy on special effects, but without a coherent story at its base, The Day the Earth Stood Still is subpar re-imagining of the 1951 science-fiction classic.
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The Day the Earth Stood Still

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Movie Info
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Director -
Scott Derrickson -
Producer -
Gregory Goodman , Paul Harris Boardman , Erwin Stoff -
Screenwriter -
David Scarpa -
Production Co -
3 Arts Entertainment -
Rating -
PG-13 (Violence|Some Sci-Fi Disaster Images) -
Genre -
Sci-Fi -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Dec 12, 2008, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Mar 1, 2013 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$79.4M -
Runtime -
1h 44m