Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows FanStore News Showtimes

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Play trailer 2:09 Poster for Journey to the Center of the Earth PG Released Jul 11, 2008 1h 33m Kids & Family Adventure Action Fantasy Sci-Fi Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
60% Tomatometer 159 Reviews 50% Popcornmeter 100,000+ Ratings
During an expedition to Iceland, professor Trevor Anderson (Brendan Fraser), his nephew Sean (Josh Hutcherson) and their guide, Hannah (Anita Briem), get trapped in a cavern. As they follow their only escape route deeper and deeper below the Earth's surface, they pass through strange places and encounter incredible creatures, including dinosaurs. But as volcanic activity around them increases, they realize they must find their way out -- soon.
Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

Where to Watch

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth

What to Know

Critics Consensus

Modern visuals and an old fasioned storyline make this family adventure/comedy a fast-paced, kitschy ride.

Read Critics Reviews

Critics Reviews

View All (159)
Nell Minow Movie Mom Rated: B+ Feb 18, 2012 Full Review Stephen Garrett Time Out Rated: 2/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Cole Haddon Film.com Rated: C+ May 6, 2011 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Journey to the Center of the Earth makes a mess of Verne’s text, losing every sense of imagination and wonder that the writer is famous for. Rated: 1.5/4 Aug 18, 2023 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Often feels like an excuse to exploit a famous title rather than present a sincere adaptation. Rated: 4/10 Nov 28, 2020 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Fraser has very much become a go to actor for lighthearted family fare. Rated: 2.5/4.0 Sep 13, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View All (30)
Stephen C A failed movie in 1 hour and 33 minutes!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $101,700,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/19/25 Full Review Alexander K This movie is awful, I'm sorry. I just watched this in my science class, and almost none oft the stuff in this movie is true! I know they're trying to entertain me, but not only is there dinosaurs in a "Scientific movie" but the characters learn NOTHING. It's sad. Especially Sean. At one second he's an emo thirteen year old, and then he acts completely different. I don't like it. Not a bingable movie. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 04/28/25 Full Review HameZz O As a kid I remember never loving this film but it was at least watchable and entertained. As a teenager rewatching the trailer made me realize why I was never really fond. The script is bad. The CGI while maybe was good back then doesn't hold up at all. Jurassic Park did a way better job using not just CGI but robotic puppetry. Overall, pretty bad but maybe will keep your child entertained. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 04/19/25 Full Review Audience Member O filme é muito bom e é isso, merecia um remake ou pelo menos uma continuação nos dias de hoje, seria extremamente bem vindo, não consigo entender o porque do filme ter uma nota baixa, é um filme simples e direto e tem uma sacada muito boa ao citar o livro de Julio Verne, pra mim foi uma ótima sacada. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/20/24 Full Review r96 s What an ugly looking movie! It's all watchable, mind you. Even for 2008, the special effects of 'Journey to the Center of the Earth' are quite bad, they are more reminiscent of early 00s video game graphics. That whole initial sequence looks awful, admittedly the effects aren't actually as bad as that opening suggests but still looks unbefitting of a flick with a reported $60m budget! What saves this film is that the adventure plot itself is solid and the cast do admirable jobs. Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson and Anita Briem are a trio that made it work for me. I haven't got much more to say about this one, it is visually woeful but as a picture overall it didn't drag or anything for me personally so I narrowly view it positively. Now to see what the sequel had to offer! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/20/24 Full Review Adrian G No es tan buena, pero si es para hechartela un sábado por la tarde. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/19/24 Full Review Read all reviews
Journey to the Center of the Earth

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

View All

Eric Brevig

Director

Brendan Fraser

Trevor Anderson

Josh Hutcherson

Sean Anderson

Anita Briem

Hannah Ásgeirsson

Seth Meyers

Prof. Alan Kitzens

Jean-Michel Pare

Max Anderson

More Like This

View All
Thunderbirds 19% 37% Thunderbirds Watchlist Race to Witch Mountain 42% 44% Race to Witch Mountain Watchlist TRAILER for Race to Witch Mountain Zathura 77% 51% Zathura Watchlist Inkheart 38% 45% Inkheart Watchlist Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer 37% 51% Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Watchlist TRAILER for Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer Discover more movies and TV shows. View More
View All

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D: Trailer 1 Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D: Trailer 1 2:09 View more videos
View All

Journey to the Center of the Earth

(left to right) Anita Briem stars as "Hannah", Brendan Fraser stars as "Trevor" and Josh Hutcherson stars as "Sean" in New Line Cinema's release of Eric Brevig's JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH. (left to right) Anita Briem stars as "Hannah" and Brendan Fraser stars as "Trevor" in New Line Cinema's release of Eric Brevig's JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH. (left to right) Brendan Fraser stars as "Trevor" and Josh Hutcherson stars as "Sean" in New Line Cinema's release of Eric Brevig's JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH. (left to right) Anita Briem stars as "Hannah", Josh Hutcherson stars as "Sean" and Brendan Fraser stars as "Trevor" in New Line Cinema's release of Eric Brevig's JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH. (left to right) Anita Briem stars as "Hannah", Josh Hutcherson stars as "Sean" and Brendan Fraser stars as "Trevor" in New Line Cinema's release of Eric Brevig's JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH. (left to right) Star Anita Briem, director Eric Brevig and star Brendan Fraser on the set of New Line Cinema's release JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH. Josh Hutcherson stars as "Sean" and Brendan Fraser stars as "Trevor" in New Line Cinema's release of Eric Brevig's JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH. Brendan Fraser stars as "Trevor" in New Line Cinema's release of Eric Brevig's JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH. Anita Briem stars as "Hannah" in New Line Cinema's release of Eric Brevig's JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH. Josh Hutcherson stars as "Sean" in New Line Cinema's release of Eric Brevig's JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH. View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis During an expedition to Iceland, professor Trevor Anderson (Brendan Fraser), his nephew Sean (Josh Hutcherson) and their guide, Hannah (Anita Briem), get trapped in a cavern. As they follow their only escape route deeper and deeper below the Earth's surface, they pass through strange places and encounter incredible creatures, including dinosaurs. But as volcanic activity around them increases, they realize they must find their way out -- soon.
Director
Eric Brevig
Producer
Charlotte Huggins, Beau Flynn
Screenwriter
Michael D. Weiss, Jennifer Flackett, Mark Levin
Distributor
Warner Bros.
Production Co
New Line Cinema, Walden Media
Rating
PG (Intense Adventure Action|Some Scary Moments)
Genre
Kids & Family, Adventure, Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 11, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
May 1, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA)
$101.7M
Runtime
1h 33m
Most Popular at Home Now