Armageddon
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When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman 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, who agrees to helm the dangerous space mission provided he can bring along his own hotshot crew. Among them is the cocksure A.J. who Harry thinks isn't good enough for his daughter, until the mission proves otherwise.
What critics thought
DivisiveArmageddon landed with audiences but was savaged by most critics, who found Bay's relentless cutting style more exhausting than thrilling and the story too thin to survive the noise. The gap between critics and ticket-buyers is as wide as any blockbuster of its era, and even Bay himself later expressed regret about the rushed third act — before walking that back.
“The movie is an assault on the eyes, the ears, the brain, common sense and the human desire to be entertained”
Roger Ebert·RogerEbert.com
“A real movie about courage in space is Apollo 13, in which fear and sacrifice have meaning. This jingoistic, overblown spectacle is about whistling in the dark.”
Janet Maslin·The New York Times
“overproduced, overblown, overhyped and just plain exhausting. And as storytelling goes, it's about as satisfying as staring at a video game screen while someone else controls the joystick.”
Dennis King·Tulsa World
Accolades
Parents guide
- Violence
- moderate
- Sex
- mild
- Profanity
- moderate
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- moderate
Genres
Action, Thriller, Science Fiction, Adventure
Cast & Crew
Michael BayDirector
Bruce WillisHarry S. Stamper
Billy Bob ThorntonDan Truman
Ben AffleckA.J. Frost
Liv TylerGrace Stamper
Will PattonChick
Steve BuscemiRockhound
William FichtnerWillie Sharp
Owen WilsonOscar
Michael Clarke DuncanBear
Peter StormareLev Andropov
Ken Hudson CampbellMax
Jessica SteenJennifer Watts
Trevor RabinComposer
Jonathan HensleighWriter
J.J. AbramsWriter
John SchwartzmanCinematographyArmageddon
When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman 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, who agrees to helm the dangerous space mission provided he can bring along his own hotshot crew. Among them is the cocksure A.J. who Harry thinks isn't good enough for his daughter, until the mission proves otherwise.
What critics thought
DivisiveArmageddon landed with audiences but was savaged by most critics, who found Bay's relentless cutting style more exhausting than thrilling and the story too thin to survive the noise. The gap between critics and ticket-buyers is as wide as any blockbuster of its era, and even Bay himself later expressed regret about the rushed third act — before walking that back.
“The movie is an assault on the eyes, the ears, the brain, common sense and the human desire to be entertained”
Roger Ebert·RogerEbert.com
“A real movie about courage in space is Apollo 13, in which fear and sacrifice have meaning. This jingoistic, overblown spectacle is about whistling in the dark.”
Janet Maslin·The New York Times
“overproduced, overblown, overhyped and just plain exhausting. And as storytelling goes, it's about as satisfying as staring at a video game screen while someone else controls the joystick.”
Dennis King·Tulsa World
Accolades
Parents guide
- Violence
- moderate
- Sex
- mild
- Profanity
- moderate
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- moderate
Genres
Action, Thriller, Science Fiction, Adventure
Cast & Crew
Michael BayDirectorBruce WillisHarry S. StamperBilly Bob ThorntonDan TrumanBen AffleckA.J. FrostLiv TylerGrace StamperWill PattonChickSteve BuscemiRockhoundWilliam FichtnerWillie SharpOwen WilsonOscarMichael Clarke DuncanBearPeter StormareLev AndropovKen Hudson CampbellMaxJessica SteenJennifer WattsTrevor RabinComposerJonathan HensleighWriterJ.J. AbramsWriterJohn SchwartzmanCinematographyRent & Buy