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The Day the Earth Stood Still

Movie · 2008 · 103 min

A solemn, effects-driven remake that trades Cold War dread for environmental anxiety, offering a slow-burn spectacle with earnest moral questioning.

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2008 film directed by Scott Derrickson
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Year
2008
Runtime
103 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • environment
  • survival
  • family
  • faith
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • military
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour2
Realism5
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
action, science fiction, disaster
Directed by
Scott Derrickson
Written by
Edmund H. North, David Scarpa
Starring
Angela Merkel, Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, John Cleese, Jaden Smith, Jon Hamm, Kyle Chandler
Music
Tyler Bates
Cinematography
David Tattersall
Runtime
103 min
Country
Canada, United States
Languages
English

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