An alien lands and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets. The Day the Earth Stopped is a 2008 American directtoDVD science fiction film produced by independent studio The Asylum, directed by and starring C. Its title and premise are similar to those of the 2008 remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still (of which The Day the Earth Stopped is a mockbuster) but the film's plot also incorporates elements from other sciencefiction. Critics Consensus: Heavy on special effects, but without a coherent story at its base, The Day the Earth Stood Still is subpar reimagining of the 1951 sciencefiction classic..