Battlefield Earth

PG-13

Released May 12, 2000

1h 57m

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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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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C.J. K

It is just bad. I watched it when it came out. 24 years later it’s still a waste of time, I take issue with the reviewer who chose to associate Star Trek with this groaner. Star Wars Phantom Menace is more appropriate.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/25/24

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Leo M

Berry Pepper is a pirate and needs to be shown respect. Shout out to Mr Whitaker

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/15/24

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Tom N

Alien conquest and how they would view humans is a is provocative subject. I enjoyed how a hero would rally his people and outwit his advanced oppressors. Known actors, good speci effects, and moving music make Battlefield Earth a good movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/14/24

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Ashley C

This film is beyond redemption. If you were to see this movie on a flight (to anywhere) you'd probably be hoping the flight crew would pass out just so the aircraft would plunge into the abyss and end your misery before the opening credits ended. The storyline is preposterous to say the least, the "acting" would make a high school drama teacher cry (not in a good way), and there are so many holes in the plot as to make a Swiss fromager green with envy. After watching this film you'll regret all the negative reviews you gave to any Pauly Shore movie you ever saw.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/09/24

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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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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
Producer: Jonathan D. Krane, Elie Samaha, John Travolta
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
Runtime: 1h 57m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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