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How Good Is The Day the Earth Stopped?
Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.
Consensus
3.2Poorly Received
Score Breakdown
★ TMDB3.5
★ IMDb2.8
🍅 Rotten Tomatoes (Critics)N/A
◆ MetacriticN/A
The Verdict
Probably Skip This One
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