The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
Genres: Science Fiction
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, Jaden Smith, Jon Hamm, John Cleese, Kyle Chandler, Robert Knepper, James Hong, John Rothman, Sunita Prasad, Mousa Kraish, J.C. MacKenzie, Lorena Gale, Patrick Sabongui, Jake McLaughlin, Roger Cross, Heather Doerksen, Hiro Kanagawa, Ken Kirzinger, Blair Redford, Brandon T. Jackson, Ty Olsson
The Day the Earth Stood Still is a 2008 American science fiction film serving as a loose adaptation of the 1951 film of the same name. Directed by Scott Derrickson from a screenplay by David Scarpa, it stars Keanu Reeves as Klaatu, an alien sent to try and change human behavior in an effort to save Earth from environmental degradation; this version replaces the Cold War-era theme of nuclear warfare with the contemporary issue of negative human impact on the environment. The film co-stars Jennifer Connelly, Jaden Smith, John Cleese, Jon Hamm, and Kathy Bates.