Planet 51 (2009)

Directed by

Marcos Martínez, Javier Abad, Jorge Blanco

Genre

fantasy film, comedy film, adventure film, science fiction film, children's film

Country

United Kingdom, United States, Spain

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 2,190 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An astronaut lands on a planet where the human-like aliens live in a 1950s-style suburbia. One alien helps him evade the military while trying to get back to his spaceship.

lightheartedplayfulwhimsicalgentle comedyfish-out-of-waterfamily-friendlybreezy

What happens

Planet 51 is a 2009 animated science fiction comedy film directed by Jorge Blanco from a script by Joe Stillman. Starring the voices of Dwayne Johnson, Justin Long, Jessica Biel, Gary Oldman, Seann William Scott, John Cleese and Freddie Benedict, the film follows an astronaut who lands on an alien planet, as one of the aliens helps him return to his ship while evading the military. An international co-production between Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States, the film was originally acquired for North American distribution by New Line Cinema, but then sold to Sony Pictures before completion. Originally titled Planet One, and later named as an allusion to Area 51, the film was completed on a $70 million budget, which, at the time of its release, was the most expensive film produced in Spain. Planet 51 was released on 20 November 2009, in the United States and Canada by Sony Pictures Releasing's TriStar Pictures and Remstar Media Partners respectively, on 27 November in Spain by DeAPlaneta Distribución, and 4 December in the United Kingdom by HandMade Films International. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $105.6 million in the worldwide box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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