Planet 51 squanders an interesting premise with an overly familiar storyline, stock characters, and humor that alternates between curious and potentially offensive.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Jorge Blanco -
Producer -
Ignacio Perez Dolcet , Guy Collins -
Screenwriter -
Joe Stillman -
Distributor -
Sony Pictures Entertainment -
Production Co -
Ilion Animation Studios -
Rating -
PG (Some Suggestive Humor|Mild Sci-Fi Action) -
Genre -
Kids & Family , Comedy , Adventure , Sci-Fi , Animation -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Nov 20, 2009, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Apr 16, 2012 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$42.2M -
Runtime -
1h 31m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby Digital