Battlefield Earth

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Battlefield Earth

PG-13

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

06/03/2015

Appalling.

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Jeff Strickler

Minneapolis Star Tribune

04/30/2014

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.

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Jay Boyar

Orlando Sentinel

04/30/2014

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.

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Tony Black

Cultural Conversation

02/15/2021

1/5

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.

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Brian Gill

Mad About Movies Podcast

09/02/2020

F

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

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

06/24/2020

1/5

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.

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MaybeSomeday833 T

@RT77129126 3d

Some movies are just "watch them for the LOL's". Have fun with it, that sort of thing. If the campy-ness and silliness make you smile, even on the inside, it's a success. I enjoyed this movie a lot!

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Ari V

@RT59419633 Apr 8

Yep, it's pretty much just that bad. From Barry Pepper's 2 expressions outward. 1.25

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Charlie M

@Charlie285 Mar 9

One of the worst cinematic travesties in history.

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Boudewyn C

@RT62707847 Feb 4

Not so much a bad movie as a stupid one. A ridiculous plot full of holes, marred by idiotic contrivances, bad acting and a cast of actors who really should have known much better. A must watch for aspiring film-makers as an example of what should not be done, otherwise this is a film without redemption. The only thing to look forward to in this movie is the end credits.

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Jordan S.

@jswez Jan 23

A film unfit for even man-animal. I can often overlook what others deem as major flaws as long as the setting and plot provide adequate immersion; but when you add bad CGI, poor dialogue, and Travolta’s horrible acting, it equates to a crime against cinema that is impossible to overcome.

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Jackie G

@jackiegrove Jan 20

ive been hearing and reading so much about how bad this film is so out of curiousity and that i love sci fi.ive just watched it and felt that i really must stick up for this film coz i really enjoyed it and got into the story.some people say they enjoy it for how bad it is but i really dont think its bad at all and i watch a whole lot of movies so please dont be put off this movie.give it a watch.

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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, JTP Films, Morgan Creek Productions, 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)