The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
7.7/10 on IMDbReleased Sep 18, 1951

The serious one to start with. An alien visitor and his robot, Gort, arrive with a warning about humanity's weapons, and Robert Wise wanted it to look as realistic and believable as possible, which makes the message land harder. Bernard Herrmann's score uses two theremins, and that eerie wail…

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