Battleship

PG-13

Released May 18, 2012

2 hr. 11 min.

Sci-Fi

Action

Adventure

List

34%

229 Reviews

Tomatometer

54%

250,000+ Ratings

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Lt. Alex Hopper (Taylor Kitsch) is a weapons officer aboard the destroyer USS John Paul Jones, while his older brother, Stone (Alexander Skarsgård), is the commanding officer of the USS Sampson. Unknown to Alex, Stone or the rest of the U.S. Navy, alien invaders have arrived on Earth with plans to steal Earth's resources. When a confrontation with the invaders knocks out the Navy's radar capability, American and Japanese forces must work together to find a way to save the planet.

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Critics Consensus

It may offer energetic escapism for less demanding filmgoers, but Battleship is too loud, poorly written, and formulaic to justify its expense -- and a lot less fun than its source material.

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GuestLord D

Just an action movie taking up the name of "battleship"

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/14/24

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Alejandro B

No se por que le fue tan mal me gusto mucho debio tener secuela lastima que nunca la hicieron

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/30/24

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Mortal

Plot-wise is meh! I don't really like the excessive use of CGI and also the acting is nothing to bring home about. If you are into huge computer generated explosions and happy endings with the couple ending up getting married, go ahead and watch it.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/29/24

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Michelle H

I love this movie. The heroism and story, especially the WW2 vets. Well done. Critics are so disconnected with what the general public likes.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/28/24

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LÃ¡szlÃ³ H

I am surprised that this movie was rated so low. If you know what to expect from a blockbuster, and you can put aside some logical flaws, this movie is an absolute must, filled with adrenaline pumping scenes 🙃

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/25/24

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Parker D

Arguably one of the better action films of the 21st century and perhaps one of the most visually stunning and beautiful battleship is a very entertaining movie that has a fun story of scientists detecting extra terrestrial life meanwhile Alex hopper ( Taylor kitsch ) gets in trouble for trying to impress his girlfriend so he is forced another chance to join the navy and they later get the opportunity to prove by trying to save the world from aliens. The action and battle scenes are extorting and visually stunning I loved how they were fighting with battleships and the scene when the aliens send out these machines that go destroy a millitary base hellicopters and a highway, the final battle was also awesome and fun to watch, the acting is really good Taylor kitsch is stellar as the main lead and his charachter is very likeable, Rihana is also great as well it's nice to see her attempting to act and also a really solid supporting performance from one of my favorite actors of all time Liam neeson he looks like he is trying to take the material seriously by acting serious. While the film does have a ridiculous subject only because of it being based on a board game this film is still smarter than you think. The cinematography, and production values are also excellent and the film delivers fun entertainment at its best with stunning visuals and impressive effects and CGI firey explosions which are Michael bay level brilliant and the film itself also feels like a Michael bay film and it's awesome I loved just about every single moment watching it 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥 8.5/10

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/13/24

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Peter Berg

Director

Taylor Kitsch

Lt. Alex Hopper

Alexander Skarsgård

Stone

Rihanna

Petty Officer Cora Raikes

Brooklyn Decker

Sam Shane

Tadanobu Asano

Capt. Yugi Nagata

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Ben Sachs

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Once the special effects take over, Berg has little room to assert his personality (or tell a story, for that matter), and the movie feels like a chore.

May 24, 2012

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Perri Nemiroff

Shockya.com

Riggins and Landry in the Navy, Peter Berg Does Michael Bay, Transformers-esque, Not Really Battleship; any of those titles are just as fitting if not more so than Battleship.

Rated: 2.5

May 19, 2012

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Christopher Orr

The Atlantic

Battleship is substantially less awful than it could have been. And for me, that may have been the biggest disappointment of all.

May 18, 2012

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Iván Kazi

EscribiendoCine

Everything that you think may happen will happen. But it's the little differences in the process that make the movie enjoyable and its true filmmaking achievement. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 6/10

Jun 14, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

A derivative, nonsensical sci-fi project best described by comparing it to better movies.

Rated: 1.5/4

Oct 19, 2022

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Graeme Tuckett

Stuff.co.nz

Some people will tell you that Battleship is a bad film. And they will be right. But it is still a better film than a lot of other action and effects-dominated movies out there. Especially ones based on toy franchises.

Aug 26, 2022

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Synopsis

Lt. Alex Hopper (Taylor Kitsch) is a weapons officer aboard the destroyer USS John Paul Jones, while his older brother, Stone (Alexander Skarsgård), is the commanding officer of the USS Sampson. Unknown to Alex, Stone or the rest of the U.S. Navy, alien invaders have arrived on Earth with plans to steal Earth's resources. When a confrontation with the invaders knocks out the Navy's radar capability, American and Japanese forces must work together to find a way to save the planet.

Director: Peter Berg
Executive Producer: Jon Mone, Braden Aftergood
Screenwriter: Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Film 44, Universal Pictures, Bluegrass Films, Hasbro, Dentsu
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Sequences of Action|Intense Seq. of Destruction|Intense Sequences of Violence|Language)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 18, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 10, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $65.2M

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