10,000 BC
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A prehistoric epic that follows a young mammoth hunter's journey through uncharted territory to secure the future of his tribe.
What critics thought
One of the most harshly reviewed blockbusters of its era, Roland Emmerich's prehistoric epic was dismissed by nearly all critics as a spectacular-looking but hollow exercise — visually ambitious yet narratively inert, and riddled with historical absurdities. The rare dissenting voice argued it worked as self-aware, enjoyable spectacle, but that position was very much the minority.
“Conventional where it should be bold and mild where it should be wild, 10,000 BC reps a missed opportunity to present an imaginative vision of a prehistoric moment.”
Todd McCarthy·Variety
“Roland Emmerich's great big CGI blockbuster lumbers along like one of the woolly mammoths that roam across the screen.”
Peter Bradshaw·The Guardian
“one part Joseph Campbell hero quest, one part multi-culti morality tale, one part live-action Flintstones cartoon, 10,000 B.C. is finally every part just plain nuts.”
Ann Hornaday·The Washington Post
“The film's a little bit of Apocalypto, mixed in with Ice Age 2, a dash of Quest for Fire, and sometimes, you're just in the mood for a big old piece of cheese. Folks, here is that cheese on a cracker.”
Michael Phillips·Chicago Tribune
Parents guide
- Violence
- mild
- Sex
- none
- Profanity
- none
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- mild
Genres
Adventure, Action, Drama, Fantasy
Cast & Crew
Roland EmmerichDirector
Steven StraitD’Leh
Camilla BelleEvolet
Cliff CurtisTic-Tic
Nathanael BaringBaku
Mo ZinalKa’Ren
Affif Ben BadraWarlord
Mona HammondOld Mother
Marco KhanOne-Eye
Reece RitchieMoha
Joel FryLu’Kibu
Joel VirgelNakudu
Omar SharifNarrator (voice)
Harald KloserComposerHarald KloserWriter
Ueli SteigerCinematographyFrom the studio
10,000 BC
A prehistoric epic that follows a young mammoth hunter's journey through uncharted territory to secure the future of his tribe.
What critics thought
One of the most harshly reviewed blockbusters of its era, Roland Emmerich's prehistoric epic was dismissed by nearly all critics as a spectacular-looking but hollow exercise — visually ambitious yet narratively inert, and riddled with historical absurdities. The rare dissenting voice argued it worked as self-aware, enjoyable spectacle, but that position was very much the minority.
“Conventional where it should be bold and mild where it should be wild, 10,000 BC reps a missed opportunity to present an imaginative vision of a prehistoric moment.”
Todd McCarthy·Variety
“Roland Emmerich's great big CGI blockbuster lumbers along like one of the woolly mammoths that roam across the screen.”
Peter Bradshaw·The Guardian
“one part Joseph Campbell hero quest, one part multi-culti morality tale, one part live-action Flintstones cartoon, 10,000 B.C. is finally every part just plain nuts.”
Ann Hornaday·The Washington Post
“The film's a little bit of Apocalypto, mixed in with Ice Age 2, a dash of Quest for Fire, and sometimes, you're just in the mood for a big old piece of cheese. Folks, here is that cheese on a cracker.”
Michael Phillips·Chicago Tribune
Parents guide
- Violence
- mild
- Sex
- none
- Profanity
- none
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- mild
Genres
Adventure, Action, Drama, Fantasy
Cast & Crew
Roland EmmerichDirectorSteven StraitD’LehCamilla BelleEvoletCliff CurtisTic-TicNathanael BaringBakuMo ZinalKa’RenAffif Ben BadraWarlordMona HammondOld MotherMarco KhanOne-EyeReece RitchieMohaJoel FryLu’KibuJoel VirgelNakuduOmar SharifNarrator (voice)Harald KloserComposerHarald KloserWriterUeli SteigerCinematographyFrom the studio
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