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When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman (Billy Bob Thornton) determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear bomb. This leads him to renowned driller Harry Stamper (Bruce Willis), who agrees to helm the dangerous space mission provided he can bring along his own hotshot crew. Among them is the cocksure A.J. (Ben Affleck), who Harry thinks isn't good enough for his daughter (Liv Tyler), until the mission proves otherwise.

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Lovely to look at but about as intelligent as the asteroid that serves as the movie's antagonist, Armageddon slickly sums up the cinematic legacies of producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Michael Bay.

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Matthew Rozsa

Salon.com

"Armageddon"'s animus toward scientists and science runs so deep that, on an intuitive level, a viewer could be forgiven for thinking that the mistakes are somehow connected to that anti-intellectual prejudice...

Rated: 0.5/4

Jul 4, 2023

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Gene Siskel

Chicago Tribune

We're talking non-stop action and noise. That doesn't make it a bad movie; rather, the audaciousness of the way it has been put together eventually becomes amusing.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 22, 2023

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Jack Mathews

Newsday

For its targeted young audience, this is summer entertainment at its superficial, excessive best, a combination roller coaster ride and fireworks show, with doomsday as its funhouse theme.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jun 22, 2023

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Steve Persall

Tampa Bay Times

A boys-with-toys extravaganza dripping with testosterone and male bonding. It grabs moviegoers by the collar and bullies us into having a good time.

Rated: B

Jun 22, 2023

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Chris Garcia

Austin American-Statesman

Armageddon is slam-bang sensory overkill. It's loud. It's heavy-handed. It's melodramatic. It's an explosion of baroque excess that splats on the screen and bludgeons the audience into a collective migraine. It's the best American movie of the year.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jun 22, 2023

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Rene Rodriguez

Miami Herald

Armageddon isn't made for grown-ups, and it isn't made for kids, either; I'm not sure it's made for human beings, period. It's a banal, mechanical film, replete with cheap patriotism and bogus sentiment.

Rated: 1/4

Jun 22, 2023

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Steve Z Deep Impact was better. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/13/24 Full Review Jerônimo A Its an amazing "pastelão movie" 🩷 Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/12/24 Full Review Alysha S It's one of those movies you go to when you need something to do for a date. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 08/20/24 Full Review Giorgio P A piece of movies history Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/09/24 Full Review Christine M Armageddon is one of those movies where you give it a lot of passes. It was meant to be an inspirational feel good movie. The score holds the plot together, while the humor lets the view know not to take it too seriously. Overall, I enjoyed this movie, and will watch it again. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/21/24 Full Review Mate P Armageddon follows the rules of the kind of filmmaking, where the creators want their audience to sit on the edge of their seats, but they went to far with this, which caused boredom in a lot of scenes. On the other hand the film is very emotional, which makes me like the movie.The characters are very stereotypical, the protective dad, the daughter fallen in love with the reckless, cool guy. On the other hand, the government people and their actions are very realistic and dark.The visual effects looked very good, the sound effects were also great. Cinematography and editing was mediocre.Armageddon is sometimes boring, but also emotional. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/07/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Michael Bay Director Bruce Willis Harry S. Stamper Billy Bob Thornton Dan Truman, NASA Administrator Liv Tyler Grace Stamper Ben Affleck A.J. Frost Will Patton Charles "Chick" Chapple

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Synopsis When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman (Billy Bob Thornton) determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear bomb. This leads him to renowned driller Harry Stamper (Bruce Willis), who agrees to helm the dangerous space mission provided he can bring along his own hotshot crew. Among them is the cocksure A.J. (Ben Affleck), who Harry thinks isn't good enough for his daughter (Liv Tyler), until the mission proves otherwise.

Director: Michael Bay
Producer: Gale Anne Hurd, Jerry Bruckheimer, Michael Bay
Screenwriter: Robert Roy Pool, Tony Gilroy, Shane Salerno, Jonathan Hensleigh, J.J. Abrams
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Criterion Collection, Touchstone Home Video
Production Co: Valhalla Motion Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Digital Image Associates, Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Rating: PG-13 (Sci-Fi Disaster Action|Brief Language|Sensuality)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 1, 1998, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 23, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $201.6M
Runtime: 2h 30m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Surround, DTS, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: 35mm, Scope (2.35:1)