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The Day the Earth Stood Still
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The Day the Earth Stood Still

2008

We thought the Earth was ours. We were wrong.

Directed by Scott Derrickson

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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.

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Written by
David Scarpa
Composer
Tyler Bates
Cinematographer
David Tattersall
Sound Designer
Dane A. Davis
Origin countries
Canada, United States
Runtime
1h 44m
Language
en
Rating
PG-13
TMDB
5.7/10 (3,719 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
21% Rotten
Metacritic
40/100
IMDb
5.5/10 (185,888 votes)
Released December 10, 2008·$80,000,000 budget·$233,093,859 revenue

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Tyler Bates

The Day The Earth Stood Still (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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