The 27th Day
Seen it?1957 | 75 min | Science Fiction
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 15 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1957: an older pace and style.
Five individuals from five nations, including the USA, USSR, and China, suddenly find themselves on an alien saucer, where an alien gives each a container holding three capsules. The alien explains that no power on earth can open a given container except a mental command from the person to whom it is given, then anyone may take a capsule and, by speaking a latitude and longitude at it, cause instant death to all within a given radius: thus each of the five has been provided with the power of life and death. Then, they are given 27 days to decide whether to use the capsules, and returned to the places from which each one came...
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 10K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
More like this
Arrival
Friday Night FlickAnother critically acclaimed sci-fi film.
Star Trek Into Darkness
Saturday SpecialAnother sci-fi film, and a Saturday Special.
Independence Day Saturday SpecialAnother sci-fi film, and a Saturday Special.
Man of Steel
Sunday Safe BetAnother sci-fi film, and a safe bet for a quiet night.
Star Trek: Nemesis Weeknight WatchAnother sci-fi film, though it's more of a weeknight watch.
Want more like this, picked just for you? Get my picks
Cast & crew
Directed by William Asher
- Gene BarryJonathan Clark
- Valerie FrenchEve Wingate
- George VoskovecProf. Klaus Bechner
- Azemat JantiIvan Godofsky
- Stefan SchnabelThe Soviet General
- Friedrich von LedeburDr. Karl Neuhaus
- Ralph ClantonMr Ingram
- Arnold MossThe Alien
- Monty AshSoviet Prison Physician
- Theo MarcuseSoviet Col. Gregor