Armageddon

Theatrical - Wide 1998-07-01

Cast Bruce Willis Billy Bob Thornton Ben Affleck Liv Tyler Will Patton
Directed by Michael Bay
Written by Jonathan Hensleigh J.J. Abrams

Box Office Gross: $553,799,566

Running Time: 151 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Touchstone Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Valhalla Motion Pictures

Genres: Action Adventure

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8/10

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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... See more 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.

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