The Core
2003 · Movie · PG-13 · 136 min · ★ 5.8 · 44% critics
A geophysicist learns an unknown force has halted the Earth’s inner core rotation. With the magnetic field failing and the atmosphere deteriorating, a team of scientists travels into the planet to trigger a device meant to restart the core and avert catastrophe.
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Details
- Years
- 2003
- Release date
- 2003-03-28
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 136 min
- Critic score
- 44/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 (2,153 votes)
- Box office
- $60,000,000
- Budget
- $73,498,611
About
You’ll likely enjoy The Core if you want a big, popcorn disaster ride with a clever-minded crew and bold set pieces—Not for you if you need scientifically rigorous logic, prefer tight pacing, or want more realistic stakes than Armageddon or Dante's Peak.
Pros: imaginative disaster spectacle; strong ensemble; fun big-stakes energy | Cons: pseudo-science hand-waving; long and uneven; improbable conveniences
Themes
- magnetic field
- saving the world
- natural disaster
- survival
- disaster
- golden gate bridge
- scientist
- crash landing
- center of the earth
- disaster movie
- environmental disaster
- intense
Cast & crew
Aaron Eckhart
as Dr. Josh Keyes
Hilary Swank
as Maj. Rebecca Childs
Delroy Lindo
as Dr. Ed 'Braz' Brazzleton
Stanley Tucci
as Dr. Conrad Zimsky
Tchéky Karyo
as Serge
DJ Qualls
as Theodore Donald 'Rat' Finch
Richard Jenkins
as Gen. Thomas Purcell
Bruce Greenwood
as Cmdr. Robert Iverson
Christopher Shyer
as Dave Perry
Ray Galletti
as Paul
Directed by Jon Amiel