Dwayne Johnson, Gary Oldman, Jessica Biel

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 i...( read more  read more... )t. 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.

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54 critics

PG, 1 hr. 31 min.

Directed by: Jorge Blanco

Release Date: November 20, 2009

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  • November 22, 2009
    Will type words later...
  • November 22, 2009
    NEVER SEEN IT BUT WANT TO SEE IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • November 22, 2009
    my name is gabriel and my city is escuintla, im from university in the city tapachula in la utac, course lic., drecho
  • November 22, 2009
    my daughter may like it
  • November 22, 2009
    i wanna see this so bad
  • November 22, 2009
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  • November 22, 2009
    is a perfect picture wonderful movie
  • November 22, 2009
    Great family movie. Excellent quality and fun story. Highly recommended !!!!
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Critic Reviews


November 20, 2009
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

The movie as a whole isn't exactly ground-breaking, and some of the humor tanks. But it has enough action, laughs and candy-hued visuals to satisfy the target audience without plunging grown-ups into ... full review

November 20, 2009
Kyle Smith, New York Post

"Singin' in the Rain" references? John Glenn? Cold War duck-and-cover drills? What time capsule yielded this script? full review

November 19, 2009
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Although not bowling me over, Planet 51 is a jolly and good-looking animated feature in glorious 2-D. full review

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  • In the trailer for Planet 51 (in theaters 11/20), what does Captain Charles "Chuck" Baker's American flag accidentally hit when he stakes the flag into the ground?   Answer »

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