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“It owes the canon nothing.”
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Planet 51
Animation · Family · Comedy · 2009
When Earth astronaut Capt. Chuck Baker arrives on Planet 51 -- a world reminiscent of American suburbia circa 1950 -- he tries to avoid capture, recover his spaceship and make it home safely, all with the help of an empathetic little green being.
Movie details
Planet 51
“Something strange is coming to their planet... Us!”
2009 Animation · Family · Comedy 1h 31m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
5.9 / 10
Community rating
When Earth astronaut Capt. Chuck Baker arrives on Planet 51 -- a world reminiscent of American suburbia circa 1950 -- he tries to avoid capture, recover his spaceship and make it home safely, all with the help of an empathetic little green being.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Planet 51?
For the defence
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Jorge Blanco
Written by
Joe Stillman
Justin Long
Lem (voice)
Dwayne Johnson
Chuck Baker (voice)
Jessica Biel
Neera (voice)
Seann William Scott
Skiff (voice)
Gary Oldman
General Grawl (voice)
John Cleese
Professor Kipple (voice)
F
Freddie Benedict
Eckle (voice)
Court is in session
Put Planet 51 on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”
It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.