Trailer+1 trailer
Summary
A seven-mile-wide space rock is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to obliterate the planet. Now, it's up to the president of the United States to save the world.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+14)
Critics 43Audiences 57GoodWatch 50
Tomatometer45%
Metascore40
IMDb6.3
User score6.1
Letterboxd · 119 K ratings3.0/5
Audience score43%
Box office
4.7×its budget
- Budget
- $75 M
- Worldwide
- $349 M
Worldwide it earned $274 M more than it cost.
Running time
2 h 2 min
A typical length for action movies, +14 min on the typical 108
typical 108122Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 61 countries, rent or buy in 39 more
+51Released
1998
May 8, 1998
28 years ago
Genres
ActionDramaScience FictionLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids.
and 50 more68 people
- Robert DuvallCapt. Spurgeon 'Fish' Tanner
- Téa LeoniJenny Lerner
- Elijah WoodLeo Biederman
- Vanessa RedgraveRobin Lerner
- Morgan FreemanPresident Tom Beck
- Maximilian SchellJason Lerner
- James CromwellAlan Rittenhouse
- Ron EldardOren Monash
Jon FavreauGus Partenza
Laura InnesBeth Stanley
Mary McCormackAndrea Baker
Richard SchiffDon Biederman
Leelee SobieskiSarah Hotchner
Blair UnderwoodMark Simon
Dougray ScottEric Vennekor
Gary WerntzChuck Hotchner
Bruce WeitzStuart Caley
Betsy BrantleyEllen Biederman
O'Neal ComptonMorten Entrekin
Rya KihlstedtChloe
Aleksandr BaluevMikhail Tulchinsky
Caitlin FeinCaitlin Stanley
Amanda FeinCaitlin Stanley
Joe UrlaIra Moskatel
Directing · 15
- Mimi Leder Director
- Larry Leahy Script Coordinator
- Alison C. Rosa Second Assistant Director
- Michele Ziegler Second Unit First Assistant Director
- Paula Case Second Second Assistant Director
- Mark Vargo Second Unit Director
Writing · 2
- Bruce Joel Rubin Writer
- Michael Tolkin Writer
Production · 27
- Steven Spielberg Executive Producer
- Walter F. Parkes Executive Producer
- Joan Bradshaw Executive Producer
- David Brown Producer
- Richard D. Zanuck Producer
- Allison Jones Casting
Camera · 15
- Dietrich Lohmann Director of Photography, In Memory Of
- Don Burgess Additional Camera
- Guy Norman Bee Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
- Phil Pastuhov Aerial Director of Photography
- Tim Ryan Key Grip
- John T. Connor Assistant Camera
Editing · 7
- David Rosenbloom Editor
- Paul Cichocki Editor
- Jim Passon Color Timer
- Ken Blackwell Assistant Editor
- Scott Janush First Assistant Editor
- Michael Healey Colorist
Sound · 30
- James Horner Original Music Composer, Conductor
- John P. Fasal Sound Designer
- Walter Newman Supervising Sound Editor
- J. Paul Huntsman Supervising Sound Editor
- Jeff Rosen Foley Supervisor
- Joe Dorn ADR Supervisor
Art · 39
- Leslie Dilley Production Design
- Gary Kosko Art Direction
- Raymond Prado Storyboard Artist
- Andrew Neskoromny Art Direction
- Masako Masuda Assistant Art Director
- Jeff Brown Greensman
Costume & Make-Up · 9
- Ruth Myers Costume Design
- Gary Archer Prosthetics
- Waldo Sanchez Hair Department Head
- John M. Elliott Jr. Makeup Department Head
- Marsha Bozeman Set Costumer
- Bob Moore Jr. Set Costumer
Visual Effects · 15
- Scott Farrar Visual Effects Supervisor
- Kenneth Jones Visual Effects Supervisor
- Gregory Oehler Digital Compositor
- Denise Ream Visual Effects Producer
- Janet Lewin Visual Effects Coordinator
- Steve Nichols Animation
Lighting · 6
- Jack Coffen Gaffer
- Walter Bithell Best Boy Electric
- James Frederick Lighting Technician
- Jon R. Tower Chief Lighting Technician
- Jerry Kim Rigging Grip
- Eric S. Adamson Electrician
Other crew · 30
- Charles Croughwell Stunt Coordinator
- Debbie Evans Stunt Driver, Stunts
- Danny Downey Stunt Double
- Tom Morga Stunts
- David Sosalla Digital Effects Supervisor
- Joni Avery Stunts
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