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Armageddon

Play trailer 2:23 Poster for Armageddon PG-13 Released Jul 1, 1998 2h 30m Sci-Fi Action Adventure Play Trailer Watchlist
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When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman (Billy Bob Thornton) determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear bomb. This leads him to renowned driller Harry Stamper (Bruce Willis), who agrees to helm the dangerous space mission provided he can bring along his own hotshot crew. Among them is the cocksure A.J. (Ben Affleck), who Harry thinks isn't good enough for his daughter (Liv Tyler), until the mission proves otherwise.
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Lovely to look at but about as intelligent as the asteroid that serves as the movie's antagonist, Armageddon slickly sums up the cinematic legacies of producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Michael Bay.

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Matthew Rozsa Salon.com "Armageddon"'s animus toward scientists and science runs so deep that, on an intuitive level, a viewer could be forgiven for thinking that the mistakes are somehow connected to that anti-intellectual prejudice... Rated: 0.5/4 Jul 4, 2023 Full Review Gene Siskel Chicago Tribune We're talking non-stop action and noise. That doesn't make it a bad movie; rather, the audaciousness of the way it has been put together eventually becomes amusing. Rated: 3/4 Jun 22, 2023 Full Review Jack Mathews Newsday For its targeted young audience, this is summer entertainment at its superficial, excessive best, a combination roller coaster ride and fireworks show, with doomsday as its funhouse theme. Rated: 2.5/4 Jun 22, 2023 Full Review Steve Persall Tampa Bay Times A boys-with-toys extravaganza dripping with testosterone and male bonding. It grabs moviegoers by the collar and bullies us into having a good time. Rated: B Jun 22, 2023 Full Review Chris Garcia Austin American-Statesman Armageddon is slam-bang sensory overkill. It's loud. It's heavy-handed. It's melodramatic. It's an explosion of baroque excess that splats on the screen and bludgeons the audience into a collective migraine. It's the best American movie of the year. Rated: 3.5/4 Jun 22, 2023 Full Review Rene Rodriguez Miami Herald Armageddon isn't made for grown-ups, and it isn't made for kids, either; I'm not sure it's made for human beings, period. It's a banal, mechanical film, replete with cheap patriotism and bogus sentiment. Rated: 1/4 Jun 22, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Eliza L Fantastic. Emotional rollercoaster. Great cast. Timeless Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/05/24 Full Review Audience Member I first saw this movie when it came out in 1998 when I was about 15 and didn’t really like it as it has a long running time. I’ve always been a Bruce Willis fan so I gave it another watch recently and really liked it. Armageddon is a summer blockbuster with big names in it. Also joining Willis is Ben Affleck, liv Tyler, Owen Wilson, Steve buscemi and billy bob thorton just to name a few. This is a good fun popcorn film and if you’re anything like me you will shed a tear or 2. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/03/24 Full Review Musashi M What a piece of garbage. Straight from the stereotype hero industry of America. The world is in peril (see the first shot of the people of the world writhing in agony with dark clouds looming). But fear not, there is good old Bruce Willis, drilling expert (and obviously trained astronaut) who has all the skills to (drive on top of and) navigate a frigging comet, jump at will in between to place the nuclear device exactly where it does the most damage and die a hero. And look, the people of the world kneeling on the ground, praying for salvation, see the sun rise once more, all because of Brucy's sacrifice. For Christ's sake! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/29/24 Full Review thiago s filme legal ,o roteiro achei legal, o elenco ficou muito bom, o drama do filme tão bem ficou bacana, e gostei da musica final do filme que é do aerosmith "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/25/24 Full Review Steve Z Deep Impact was better. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/13/24 Full Review Jerônimo A Its an amazing "pastelão movie" 🩷 Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/12/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman (Billy Bob Thornton) determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear bomb. This leads him to renowned driller Harry Stamper (Bruce Willis), who agrees to helm the dangerous space mission provided he can bring along his own hotshot crew. Among them is the cocksure A.J. (Ben Affleck), who Harry thinks isn't good enough for his daughter (Liv Tyler), until the mission proves otherwise.
Director
Michael Bay
Producer
Gale Anne Hurd, Jerry Bruckheimer, Michael Bay
Screenwriter
Robert Roy Pool, Tony Gilroy, Shane Salerno, Jonathan Hensleigh, J.J. Abrams
Distributor
Buena Vista Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Criterion Collection, Touchstone Home Video
Production Co
Valhalla Motion Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Digital Image Associates, Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Rating
PG-13 (Sci-Fi Disaster Action|Brief Language|Sensuality)
Genre
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 1, 1998, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 23, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$201.6M
Runtime
2h 30m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Surround, DTS, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
35mm, Scope (2.35:1)
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