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title: 'The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Scott Derrickson'
released: '2008-12-11'
runtime_minutes: 103
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-day-the-earth-stood-still-2008'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0970416/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

2008 · 103 min · Action, Science Fiction · United States, Canada


## Synopsis

The Day the Earth Stood Still is a 2008 American science fiction film serving as a remake of the 1951 film of the same name, which, in turn, was based on the 1940 short story "Farewell to the Master". Directed by Scott Derrickson from a screenplay by David Scarpa, it stars Keanu Reeves as Klaatu, an alien sent to try to change human behavior in an effort to save Earth from environmental degradation; this version replaces the Cold War–era theme of potential nuclear warfare with the contemporary issue of negative human impact on the environment. It co-stars Jennifer Connelly, Jaden Smith, John Cleese, Jon Hamm, and Kathy Bates.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Scott Derrickson](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-derrickson)
- **Screenplay:** [Edmund H. North](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmund-h-north), [David Scarpa](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-scarpa)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Tyler Bates](https://cinepixo.com/people/tyler-bates)
- **Producer:** [Gregory Goodman](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-goodman)
- **Director of Photography:** [David Tattersall](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-tattersall)
- **Editor:** [Wayne Wahrman](https://cinepixo.com/people/wayne-wahrman)

## Cast

- [Hiro Kanagawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/hiro-kanagawa)
- [Jake McLaughlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jake-mclaughlin)
- [Heather Doerksen](https://cinepixo.com/people/heather-doerksen)
- [Lorena Gale](https://cinepixo.com/people/lorena-gale)
- [Ty Olsson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ty-olsson)
- [Keanu Reeves](https://cinepixo.com/people/keanu-reeves) as Klaatu
- [James Hong](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-hong)
- [Jennifer Connelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-connelly)
- [Michael Hogan](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-hogan)
- [Serge Houde](https://cinepixo.com/people/serge-houde)
- [Ben Cotton](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-cotton)
- [Kyle Chandler](https://cinepixo.com/people/kyle-chandler)
- [Robert Knepper](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-knepper)
- [Kathy Bates](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathy-bates)
- [Roger Cross](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-cross)

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