The Day the Earth Stopped (2008)

Directed by

C. Thomas Howell

Genre

action film, horror film, science fiction film, independent film, mockbuster, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

R

Rating

3.5 of 10 from 51 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Giant alien robots arrive and threaten to destroy Earth. A soldier tries to prove humanity's value to stop them.

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What happens

The Day the Earth Stopped is a 2008 American direct-to-DVD science fiction action horror film produced by independent studio The Asylum, directed by and starring C. Thomas Howell. It is a mockbuster of the 2008 remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still, which was released three days later. Howell stars as the protagonist, soldier Josh Myron, who witnesses the arrival of giant alien robots that threaten to destroy the Earth unless they are shown the value of human existence. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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