Animated tale about an astronaut who lands on the mysterious Planet 51, thinking he has discovered an uninhabited new world....
Animated tale about an astronaut who lands on the mysterious Planet 51, thinking he has discovered an uninhabited new world. When he meets the planet’s little green residents, he confirms their worst fears – that they may be invaded by ‘aliens’. Oddly, the environment in which they live looks rather like America in the 1950s. Befriended by one of their kind, the astronaut must avoid being captured, recover his spacecraft and get himself home.
This is directed by respected artist and sculptor Jorge Blanco and produced by Spanish CGI studio Ilion Animation. Voices include Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel and Gary Oldman. From the writer of Shrek.
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23 %109 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
40 %357,170 reviewsAudience score rating
13+Age suitabilityChildren & Media rating
"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."
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Variety
Variety"Sadly, that fate would appear to have already befallen Oscar-nommed Shrek writer Joe Stillman, who riffs on every sci-fi flick he can think of without coming up with anything clever, funny or involving. Well, apart from a love story between the NASA robo-rover (read: WALL•E) and a pet mini-alien."
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Total Film
Total Film"Agreeable but flagrantly unoriginal."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Although not bowling me over, Planet 51 is a jolly and good-looking animated feature in glorious 2-D."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"It's a missed opportunity. The premise is OK enough, even if it is like one of those old "Star Trek" episodes."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"A perky though not terribly imaginative feature aimed primarily at youngsters."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterPlanet 51 | Details
- Runtime
- 90
- Genre
- Kids & Family
- Country of origin
- USA, Spain
