Battlefield Earth

PG-13

Released May 12, 2000

1 hr. 57 min.

Sci-Fi

Adventure

Action

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In the year 3000, there are no countries, no cities... Earth is a wasteland. And man is an endangered species. As the leader of the evil Psychlos, Terl and his race have taken over the world's natural resources and disregarded everyone and everything else. It's up to Jonnie "Goodboy" Tyler, a brave human, to battle the Psychlos and restore normalcy to the world.

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Critics Consensus

Ugly, campy, and poorly acted, Battlefield Earth is a stunningly misguided, aggressively bad sci-fi folly.

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david

This movie is utter garbage and nonsense, I’d rather watch a dental hygiene film than this utter garbage

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/26/24

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Daniel S

Most excellent sifi film , to bad part 2 was never made

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/20/24

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Phil B

This Actually is my #1 worst movie I could rate it a (-12/10 if possible)

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/11/24

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Brittany G

I've watched it twice. I still can't remember the plot. What just happened.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/03/24

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dell e

One of my all time favorite movies. The book is even better. Its fun, fast paced and shows an epic fight for freedom through using knowledge and "leverage". The protagonist and antagonist are both epic and relatable as see Terl just want to get back to home planet after being punished for one small mistake and his motivations to use Johny the man-animal for his own personal profit and gain. Meanwhile Johny see's his chance to make a better future for his people and for his future family. In many ways the vibe is like old action flicks or shows like Hercules where there is clear battle between good and evil, freedom and tyranny and where bravery is sacrifice are necessary. The beginning is a bit rushed but plays off of western myths and sets up action to take off and keep going. The ending is a perfect fit for the movie as well as for the events that take place after wards in the book.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/28/24

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will g

This movie is awful but going into to it expecting it to be bad makes it more fun and enjoyable my best friend and I quote this movie a lot

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/28/24

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Roger Christian

Director

John Travolta

Terl, Psychlo Chief of Security

Barry Pepper

Jonnie Goodboy Tyler

Forest Whitaker

Ker

Kim Coates

Carlo

Sabine Karsenti

Chrissy

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Alexander Walker

London Evening Standard

Appalling.

Jun 3, 2015

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Jeff Strickler

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Logic is in short supply. Burned-out cities have electricity, for example. My favorite: A hangar full of jets, buried under 1,000 years of dust, not only fire up instantly but still have full tanks of gas.

Apr 30, 2014

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Jay Boyar

Orlando Sentinel

Not awful, but pretty bad. A third-string Planet of the Apes meets Star Trek, Battlefield Earth is a largely uninspiring sci-fi adventure with a Swiss-cheese plot.

Apr 30, 2014

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Tony Black

Cultural Conversation

It remains, genuinely, the worst film produced this century, as of 2020, and it is hard to imagine anything taking its crown any time soon.

Rated: 1/5

Feb 15, 2021

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Brian Gill

Mad About Movies Podcast

Lives up to the hype. This is the worst movie ever made.

Rated: F

Sep 2, 2020

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

Nothing so entertaining, albeit in none of the right ways, should scrape WOAT status. It's not even one of the 10 worst films from 2000, a distressingly dunderheaded year for movies in general after one of the best ever.

Rated: 1/5

Jun 24, 2020

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Synopsis

In the year 3000, there are no countries, no cities... Earth is a wasteland. And man is an endangered species. As the leader of the evil Psychlos, Terl and his race have taken over the world's natural resources and disregarded everyone and everything else. It's up to Jonnie "Goodboy" Tyler, a brave human, to battle the Psychlos and restore normalcy to the world.

Director: Roger Christian
Executive Producer: Don Carmody, Andrew Stevens, Ashok Amritraj
Screenwriter: L. Ron Hubbard, Corey Mandell, J.D. Shapiro
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production Co: Battlefield Productions LLC, Morgan Creek Productions, JTP Films, Franchise Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Sci-Fi Violence)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 12, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 2, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $21.5M
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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