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Armageddon

1998 2h 31m
Action Science Fiction Adventure
MOVIEVIBE Rating
6.8/10
8,829 reviews
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Armageddon

When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman 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, who agrees to helm the dangerous space mission provided he can bring along his own hotshot crew. Among them is the cocksure A.J. who Harry thinks isn't good enough for his daughter, until the mission proves otherwise.

"For love. For honor. For mankind."

Top Billed Cast

Bruce Willis
Bruce Willis
Harry S. Stamper
Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton
Dan Truman
Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck
A.J. Frost
Liv Tyler
Liv Tyler
Grace Stamper
Will Patton
Will Patton
Chick
Steve Buscemi
Steve Buscemi
Rockhound
William Fichtner
William Fichtner
Willie Sharp
Owen Wilson
Owen Wilson
Oscar

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

J John Chard Verified TMDB Critic
2019-06-25

It's Bayhem time again.

An asteroid the size of Texas is heading towards Earth, the consequence if it hits is a global killer, the end of mankind. In spite of the billions invested in the space programme, NASA has no answers other than the notion that the asteroid will need to be nuked, from the inside. Enter Harry Stamper and his rough and rugged crew of deep core drillers. Can NASA get these men up on the asteroid and do the job? The fate of mankind rests with a bunch of odd balls!

Perhaps because I have a particular kink for the disaster picture, I find it hard to understand the hate ...

K Kamurai Verified TMDB Critic
2020-07-30

Good watch, might watch again, and can recommend.

This has a great premise and stacked cast which is incredibly well balanced not only between the "diggers", but the control crew and the astronauts as well. While they take that opportunity use the characters to really build the world, the story really just boils down to "meteor going to kill earth" and "guy and girl connection, but girl's daddy doesn't like". Surprisingly the latter takes up a significant amount of time in the movie, but everyone gets their moment in the spotlight. Steve Buscemi definitely has some of the most memorable ...

C CinemaSerf Verified TMDB Critic
2022-06-14

This starts off quite entertaingly as "Stamper" (Bruce Willis) discovers that his daughter "Grace" (Liv Tyler) has been having a romance with one of his employees "AJ" (Ben Affleck) and so chases him around a drilling establishment taking pot shots at him with a shotgun. Sadly, though, this silliness is soon replaced by a greater one as we discover a great meteor is heading our way and "Stamper" and his team might be the only hope for mankind. Egged on by "Truman" (Billy Bob Thornton) they must quickly learn to be astronauts, then by way of a Russian space station, head into space to plant a g...

T The Movie Mob Verified TMDB Critic
2023-01-21

**Armageddon might not be as good as I think, but it’s definitely not as bad as many say.**

I know I’m an extreme to love this movie as much as I do, but I can’t help it! I know it’s filled with scientific inaccuracies (I’m ok with that. I don’t watch Michael Bay movies for the science). I know it has some cliche parts and cheesy lines, but it all just works. The casting director for this movie needs a trophy because every character has the perfect actor portraying them. From Stomare’s crazy cosmonaut to Fitchner’s by-the-book commander, along with Affleck, Duncan, Tyler, Wi...

R Rob Verified TMDB Critic
2023-05-15

Directed by Michael Bay, co-written by J.J. Abrams and starring Bruce Willis just being Bruce Willis while he saves the world from a giant asteroid with a proper bunch of misfits and some oil drilling equipment. I'm in!...