Pearl Harbor

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Pearl Harbor

PG-13

Released May 25, 2001

3h 3m

War

Drama

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This sweeping drama, based on real historical events, follows American boyhood friends Rafe McCawley (Ben Affleck) and Danny Walker (Josh Hartnett) as they enter World War II as pilots. Rafe is so eager to take part in the war that he departs to fight in Europe alongside England's Royal Air Force. On the home front, his girlfriend, Evelyn (Kate Beckinsale), finds comfort in the arms of Danny. The three of them reunite in Hawaii just before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

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Critics Consensus

Pearl Harbor tries to be the Titanic of war movies, but it's just a tedious romance filled with laughably bad dialogue. The 40 minute action sequence is spectacular though.

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Joe Morgenstern

Wall Street Journal

Pearl Harbor is a blockheaded, hollow-hearted industrial enterprise.

May 28, 2014

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Andrew Sarris

Observer

The best way to see the movie is as I did: expecting nothing and being pleasantly surprised, and strangely moved, by Mr. Bay's audacity in filming his lovers in end-of-the-world close-ups, however briefly.

May 28, 2014

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Anthony Lane

New Yorker

The effect of watching a Michael Bay film is indistinguishable from having a large, pointy lump of rock drop on your head. His new picture, Pearl Harbor, maintains the mood.

May 28, 2014

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Michael D. Reid

Victoria Times Colonist (B.C., Canada)

This formulaic three-hour opus seems to go on from here to eternity.

Rated: 1.5/5

Apr 30, 2024

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Sergi Sánchez

Fotogramas

'Pearl Harbor' effortlessly self-parodies itself. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 2/5

Jun 22, 2022

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Although Pearl Harbor will fill Disney's coffers, it will fail to fill your heart or adequately honor those men and women who were Pearl Harbor.

Nov 14, 2019

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mark g

To call this "film" garbage is a huge insult to the smelliest of garbage. This was directed at pre-teens with learning disabilities.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/17/24

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Audience Member

Action with decent characters. Affleck's good. Underrated.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/24/24

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Ako N

Pearl Harbour was beautiful

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/24/24

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Marielys V

If you wanna cry watch Pearl Harbor.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/12/24

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Adam H

The only good thing in this movie are visual effects. All else is a typical Hollywood formula for "epic" movies, only this one is full of cheese scenes and dialogues. I did watch it multiple times but I always skip a lot of it.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/27/24

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Tiffany J

This film is one of my favourite films ever and even though it is sad it makes people realise what what everyone in war had to go through in that time of year pls keep this film forever

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/25/24

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Synopsis

This sweeping drama, based on real historical events, follows American boyhood friends Rafe McCawley (Ben Affleck) and Danny Walker (Josh Hartnett) as they enter World War II as pilots. Rafe is so eager to take part in the war that he departs to fight in Europe alongside England's Royal Air Force. On the home front, his girlfriend, Evelyn (Kate Beckinsale), finds comfort in the arms of Danny. The three of them reunite in Hawaii just before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Director: Michael Bay
Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer, Michael Bay
Screenwriter: Randall Wallace
Distributor: Buena Vista Home Video (BVHV), Touchstone Pictures, Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co: Touchstone Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Rating: PG-13 (Images of Wound|Brief Sensuality|Intense War Sequences|Some Language)
Genre: War, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 25, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 23, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $198.5M
Runtime: 3h 3m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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