Armageddon

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Armageddon

PG-13

1998

2h 30m

Sci-Fi

Action

Adventure

Mystery & Thriller

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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 S. 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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Critics Consensus

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

Jul 4, 2023

0.5/4

"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...

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Gene Siskel

Chicago Tribune

Jun 22, 2023

3/4

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.

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Jack Mathews

Newsday

Jun 22, 2023

2.5/4

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.

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Rachel Wagner

Rachel's Reviews (YouTube)

Mar 20, 2026

The first movie my friends loved that I thought was so stupid.

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Steve Persall

Tampa Bay Times

Jun 22, 2023

B

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.

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Chris Garcia

Austin American-Statesman

Jun 22, 2023

3.5/4

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.

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B P

@Bradster69 Aug 30, 2026

Not Bad, but Not My Favorite

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Antonio C

@RT20651816 Aug 30, 2026

To Everyone Who Wrote Negative Reviews About The Movie, I'm Sorry, But... Are You Okay? Awesome Movie! Bruce Willis Is Awesome! Aerosmith's I Don't Want To Miss A Thing? It Bangs!

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Eric S

@RT63786740 Aug 29, 2026

It’s definitely one of those I enjoyed it so much more as a kid and before I learned anything about space science so horribly unrealistic but still a fun movie

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TheFilmCritics

@TheFilmCritics Aug 29, 2026

While some movies may require some suspension of disbelief, Armageddon practically requires you to throw it out the airlock. Michael Bay’s asteroid spectacle is scientifically absurd, wildly overlong, and gloriously excessive, yet its sheer commitment makes it difficult to resist. Bruce Willis anchors the chaos with genuine grit, while Ben Affleck and a terrific ensemble bring plenty of humor and personality to the roughneck crew. The constant explosions, slow-motion heroics, swelling score, and emotional speeches can become exhausting, but the cast chemistry keeps the ride lively. And when the finale arrives, Bay’s shameless manipulation surprisingly works, with Willis giving the melodrama real weight. Armageddon is hardly a triumph of plausibility or restraint, but as unabashed blockbuster entertainment, its ridiculousness is part of the charm.

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P T

@Donthepedaphile Aug 26, 2026

10x better than deep impact!

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Matt P

@MMPPens Aug 24, 2026

Campy knockoff of “Deep Impact.”

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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 S. 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
Screenwriter: Robert Roy Pool, Tony Gilroy, Shane Salerno, J.J. Abrams
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Criterion Collection, Touchstone Home Video
Production Co: Valhalla Motion Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Buena Vista Television, Digital Image Associates
Rating: PG-13 (Sci-Fi Disaster Action|Brief Language|Sensuality)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
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)

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