The Day the Earth Stood Still

Released Year: 1951

Certificate: U

Runtime: 92 minutes

Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 0

Director: Robert Wise

Stars: Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe

No of Votes: 76315

Gross: N/A

Overview: An alien lands and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets.

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