Escape From Planet Earth

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Escape From Planet Earth

PG

2013

1h 29m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Sci-Fi

Adventure

Animation

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On the planet Baab, dashing astronaut Scorch Supernova is a national hero and master of daring rescues. However, Scorch does not work alone; his nerdy brother, Gary, head of mission control at BASA, often lends quiet, behind-the-scenes support. When a distress signal arrives from a dangerous planet, Scorch ignores Gary's warnings and sets out on a rescue mission. Scorch soon finds himself caught in a trap set by an evil enemy, and it's up to Gary to save him.

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

03/09/2014

3/5

This is very much by-numbers pre-teen fare, spiced up by the sound of William Shatner enjoying himself.

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Mike McCahill

Guardian

03/07/2014

3/5

Its secret weapon is a satirically inclined script, reworked by Stephen Fry among others, that disrupts the general factory-line vibe with regular funny lines.

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Keith Staskiewicz

Entertainment Weekly

03/18/2013

C-

An animated film that goes lamely where many have gone before.

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Sarah Gopaul

Digital Journal

10/22/2018

Outside of a couple of brief lulls, there isn't much to complain about.

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Graham Young

Birmingham Mail

10/10/2014

3/5

One only has to think of Battlefield Earth and After Earth to realise that putting the name of our planet into a movie title isn't always a good idea. Happily, Escape From Planet Earth is a reasonable exception.

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Jason Best

Movie Talk

07/27/2014

The animation is hardly out of this world, but a script polish from Stephen Fry and others means that there is a sprinkling of good gags to accompany the siblings' adventures.

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Thatscaredycat T

@ProMovieReviewer Jan 22

It is great for the kids. Critics still think kids movies should be reviewed as a movie than a kids movie.

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Mokeythemonkey

Dec 26

One of the best movie of 2013 in my opinion

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Dominic C

@RT92031402 01/26/2025

The main reason I like this movie so much is the message. As someone who has a younger brother, this really hit me. And I just like the movie on its own without the message, so yeah

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Blue O

@VillainX2029 12/23/2024

Scorch can solo all fictional universes! He can defeat Goku!

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Adrian E

@AdrianHulkFan 11/13/2024

Stupid, Stupid, STUPID!!!

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Emilija D

@RT99804094 08/12/2024

Between monsters and aliens, I'd always choose aliens, but I don't like that this is the only movie where humans are portrayed negatively and aliens are portrayed positively. The ugly thing is that people are presented as stupid, incompetent and outdated beings, and all important inventions were brought by aliens. If aliens really existed, a war would break out, and I would not comment on who would win. I'm also against putting themes like prison and prison break into children's programs, unless it's in a very comical way, which was not the case here. I like the cast.

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Synopsis

On the planet Baab, dashing astronaut Scorch Supernova is a national hero and master of daring rescues. However, Scorch does not work alone; his nerdy brother, Gary, head of mission control at BASA, often lends quiet, behind-the-scenes support. When a distress signal arrives from a dangerous planet, Scorch ignores Gary's warnings and sets out on a rescue mission. Scorch soon finds himself caught in a trap set by an evil enemy, and it's up to Gary to save him.

Director: Cal Brunker
Producer: Catherine Winder, Luke Carroll, Brian Inerfeld
Screenwriter: Bob Barlen, Cal Brunker
Distributor: Weinstein Co.
Production Co: GRF Productions, Rainmaker Entertainment
Rating: PG (Some Mild Rude Humor|Action)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 14, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 5, 2014
Runtime: 1h 29m

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