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The Day the Earth Stood Still

Movie · 1951 · 92 min

A solemn, talky Cold War parable that builds quiet dread and moral urgency rather than action.

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1951 US science fiction horror film directed by Robert Wise
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Year
1951
Runtime
92 min
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • war
  • fate
  • power
  • faith
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour2
Realism5
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, horror, science fiction
Directed by
Robert Wise
Written by
Edmund H. North
Starring
Patricia Neal, James Hong, Sam Jaffe, Frances Bavier, Snub Pollard, Michael Rennie, Hugh Marlowe, Edith Evanson
Music
Bernard Herrmann
Cinematography
Leo Tover
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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