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- 2003
- PG-13
- Paramount Pictures
- 2 h 15 m
- 2003
- PG-13
- Paramount Pictures
- 2 h 15 m
Summary A wildly diverse team of professionals journey into unknown regions of the earth in the hopes of detonating a nuclear device which they hope will reactivate the earth's core and restore balance to the planet. (Paramount)
Directed By: Jon Amiel
Written By: Cooper Layne, John Rogers
- 2003
- PG-13
- Paramount Pictures
- 2 h 15 m
- 2003
- PG-13
- Paramount Pictures
- 2 h 15 m
The Core
48
5.4
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Summary A wildly diverse team of professionals journey into unknown regions of the earth in the hopes of detonating a nuclear device which they hope will reactivate the earth's core and restore balance to the planet. (Paramount)
Directed By: Jon Amiel
Written By: Cooper Layne, John Rogers
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 32 Critic Reviews
48
38% Positive
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
44% Mixed
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14 Reviews
19% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 32 Critic Reviews
48
38% Positive
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
44% Mixed
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
19% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
The surprise is that it's one of the most exciting and enjoyable disaster epics to come out of Hollywood in some time.
The Core is unabashed Hollywood spectacle, but with a cast of up-from-indie actors that makes the cataclysmic kitsch all the more fun to behold.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 72 User Ratings
5.4
29% Positive
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
49% Mixed
35 Ratings
35 Ratings
22% Negative
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 72 User Ratings
5.4
29% Positive
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
49% Mixed
35 Ratings
35 Ratings
22% Negative
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
This was a great concept, and it was a great movie i enjoyed in my younger years and i still do, i wish they would make a remake. #MovieThirst
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I have such an unreasonable affection for this movie, indeed, that it is only by slapping myself alongside the head and drinking black coffee that I can restrain myself from recommending it.
If The Core finally has to be classified as a mess, it is an enjoyable one if you're in a throwback mood. After all, a film that comes up with a rare metal called Unobtainium can't be dismissed out of hand.
The real obstacle here is a lack of filmmaking imagination.
Only Stanley Tucci seems aware of the drop-dead stupidity of the plot, and acts up a storm of high camp as the narcissistic scientist.
The cast of The Core deserve Oscar nominations just for being able to speak most of the lines without succumbing to the chortles.
This was a great concept and it was a great movie i enjoyed in my younger years and i still do, i wish they would make a remake. #MovieThirst
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The characters are a bit arrogant and the USA is "of course" the only country, who can save the world. This movie could be more interesting or have a better atmosphere, which I think is quite important for a space movie. The science isn't so important for me since it's still a science-FICTION-movie. But I unfortunately miss a (deep) meaning to this movie.
I don't know why people think "Armageddon" would be better. Has it more "cool" scenes? Because unlike it, "The Core" has more serious characters, some mysterious scenes and even a more interesting travel. Why should "Armageddon" deserve some Oscar-nominations and "The Core" not even a simple nomination?
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Production Company
Paramount Pictures,
David Foster Productions,
Munich Film Partners New Century & Company (MFP) Core Productions,
Rai Cinema,
StudioCanal,
Core Productions,
Horsepower Films,
LivePlanet
Release Date Mar 28, 2003
Duration 2 h 15 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline Earth has a deadline
