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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Davetheman

Mar 23

More like explode the planet earth

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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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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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