Planet 51

About Planet 51

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.

Planet 51 (2009) is an animation comedy film directed by Jorge Blanco. Its themes are spacecraft, alien life-form, planet, and alien planet.

Justin Long takes the lead as Lem (voice), Dwayne Johnson as Chuck Baker (voice), Jessica Biel as Neera (voice), and Seann William Scott as Skiff (voice). Released in November 2009, it runs 91 minutes.

The screenplay is by Joe Stillman. Produced by Atresmedia Cine. It streams on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel in the United States.

Home, Lightyear, and Escape from Planet Earth make useful companions to Planet 51, all filed under alien. TMDB voters put it at 5.9 out of 10 across 2,227 votes and it carries a PG rating.