Armageddon

PG-13

Released Jul 1, 1998

2 hr. 30 min.

Sci-Fi

Action

Adventure

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177 Reviews

Tomatometer

73%

250,000+ Ratings

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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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Critics Consensus

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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Alejandro B

Una película nostálgica nunca me aburro de verla Una y otra vez

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/30/24

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Anime F

This movie was a complete masterpiece I don't understand why most people don't like it, if it was me I'll give this a 10/10 and give it an Oscar award.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/12/24

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Ravi T

Great movie! Definitely brings back memories!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/19/24

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D.R. M

I love this movie, I watch it all the time.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/12/24

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Chase C

The most whatever movie ever. SO many explosions yet it somehow managed to be kinda boring honestly.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/24

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Koi P

I have lost count of how many times I have rewatched this movie since its release. I still laugh, sit at the edge of my seat, and cry. Exceptionally written, acted, and directed. This movie is one of the best movies ever made.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/01/24

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Michael Bay

Director

Bruce Willis

Harry S. Stamper

Billy Bob Thornton

Dan Truman, NASA Administrator

Liv Tyler

Grace Stamper

Ben Affleck

A.J. Frost

Will Patton

Charles "Chick" Chapple

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Dana Duffield

Buffalo News

A summer blockbuster in all senses of the term, from its action-hero star to its wisecracking cheesy dialogue to all the stuff blowing up. The action is engagingly fast and furious, and the stars hold their own among the copious special effects.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jun 22, 2023

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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
Executive Producer: Jonathan Hensleigh, Chad Oman, Jim Van Wyck
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
Sound Mix: SDDS, Surround, DTS, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: 35mm, Scope (2.35:1)

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