Planet 51

Name: Planet 51
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Comedy, Animation
Released: November 20, 2009
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 39
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, Seann William Scott

2009

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PLANET 51

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Movie Details & Credits

TriStar Pictures | Release Date: November 20, 2009

Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, Seann William Scott

Summary: Planet 51 is a galactic sized animated alien adventure comedy revolving around American astronaut Captain Charles "Chuck" Baker, who lands on Planet 51 thinking he's the first person to step foot on it. To his surprise, he finds that this planet is inhabited by little green people who are happily living in a white picket fence worldPlanet 51 is a galactic sized animated alien adventure comedy revolving around American astronaut Captain Charles "Chuck" Baker, who lands on Planet 51 thinking he's the first person to step foot on it. To his surprise, he finds that this planet is inhabited by little green people who are happily living in a white picket fence world reminiscent of a cheerfully innocent 1950s America, and whose only fear is that it will be overrun by alien invaders...like Chuck! With the help of his robot companion "Rover" and his new friend Lem, Chuck must navigate his way through the dazzling, but bewildering, landscape of Planet 51 in order to escape becoming a permanent part of the Planet 51 Alien Invaders Space Museum. (Sony Pictures)… Expand

Director: Javier Abad and Jorge Blanco and Marcos Martínez

Genre(s): Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Comedy, Animation, Family

Rating: PG

Runtime: 91 min

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81	#81 Most Discussed Movie of 2009

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Entertainment Weekly - Adam Markovitz

Delivers a few pleasant surprises, including a smart story -- a reverse-E.T. riff that plops an American astronaut down in a world of just-like-us-only-green creatures -- and clever characters. Read full review

Miami Herald - Rene Rodriguez

What's missing is originality and story and inventiveness. Read full review

The Hollywood Reporter - Kirk Honeycutt

A perky though not terribly imaginative feature aimed primarily at youngsters. Read full review

New York Daily News - Joe Neumaier

Movie references abound, but there's not enough humor to fuel even 90 minutes. Read full review

Variety - Todd McCarthy

There's nothing funny, provocative or involving about what "Shrek" co-writer Joe Stillman and the team from Madrid-based Ilion Animation Studios do with the notion here. Read full review

Chicago Reader - Cliff Doerksen

The script lacks wit, and the in-joke references to cinematic sci-fi classics will soar over little kids' heads without pleasing many adults. Read full review

Austin Chronicle - Marc Savlov

While expertly executed animation-wise and passably entertaining for very young kids (less so, their parents), is still as dull as the hull on Rocketship X-M. Read full review

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EugeneZ

Dec 7, 2009

This movie is the SMARTEST animation that I've ever seen (along with

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LizK

Nov 21, 2009

It was pretty amazing, a felling good movie for the kids

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laurar

Nov 21, 2009

It´s the perfect movie to see with kids and have a family fun.

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JohnKristofer

Dec 21, 2014

Planet 51 is Silly and ridiculous but its fun with some funny and sometimes stupid humours and reference.
The Movie has potential,It has interesting plot but execution is where the movie falls flat,The Movie is really for kids but some of them are for adults but the only I will say thatPlanet 51 is Silly and ridiculous but its fun with some funny and sometimes stupid humours and reference.
The Movie has potential,It has interesting plot but execution is where the movie falls flat,The Movie is really for kids but some of them are for adults but the only I will say that don't buy or go theaters to watch this
just go and find pirated copies of the movie cause it's not wort h the money.… Expand

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RogerSmith97

Apr 19, 2011

This Is A VERY Uncreative Movie... The Voices Are Nah-Nah... But This Is Cute For Kids...

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JamesH

Nov 25, 2009

The worse animated film I've seen in quite a while. SO predictable! NOT funny. The movie could not hold the attention of most of the kids in the theater as they were noisy and fidgety. By comparison, when I saw Wall-e in the theater you could hear a pin drop. I'm giving it a 2 The worse animated film I've seen in quite a while. SO predictable! NOT funny. The movie could not hold the attention of most of the kids in the theater as they were noisy and fidgety. By comparison, when I saw Wall-e in the theater you could hear a pin drop. I'm giving it a 2 because the animation is descent and there is one funny line when the aliens see the human naked. Otherwise it's a ZERO. AVOID this bore-fest!… Expand

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AngelaO.

Nov 28, 2009

What a disaster and what a shame! My son and I had to leave the theater before its ending. It is boring and disgusting!

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