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.
Nominated for 4 Oscars. 15 wins & 40 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Armageddon peels your eyelids back and blows your eardrums out until rational analysis is moot.
– Michael O'Sullivan,
Washington Post,
6 Jun 2014
rotten:
The end of the world is going to be very noisy and filled with some of the worst dialogue ever.
– Jami Bernard,
New York Daily News,
6 Jun 2014
rotten:
The special effects are the best that $150 million can buy and the script plays like a near-afterthought.
– Desmond Ryan,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
6 Jun 2014
rotten:
It's strictly a side issue whether mankind will survive colliding with an asteroid the size of Texas; the real question is whether Liv Tyler, who plays Bruce Willis's daughter, gets to keep her boyfriend.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
6 Jun 2014
rotten:
How does Armageddon, a movie obsessed with countdowns and countdown clocks, manage to redefine -- downward -- the standard for summer stupidity? Let me count the ways.