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Battlefield Earth

  • 2000
  • PG-13
  • 1h 57m
IMDb RATING
2.5/10
85K
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Battlefield Earth (2000)
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Alien InvasionActionAdventureSci-Fi

It's the year 3000 A.D., and the Earth is lost to the alien race of Psychlos. Humanity is enslaved by these gold-thirsty tyrants, who are unaware that their 'man-animals' are about to ignite... Read allIt's the year 3000 A.D., and the Earth is lost to the alien race of Psychlos. Humanity is enslaved by these gold-thirsty tyrants, who are unaware that their 'man-animals' are about to ignite the rebellion of a lifetime.It's the year 3000 A.D., and the Earth is lost to the alien race of Psychlos. Humanity is enslaved by these gold-thirsty tyrants, who are unaware that their 'man-animals' are about to ignite the rebellion of a lifetime.

  • Director
    • Roger Christian
  • Writers
    • Corey Mandell
    • J.D. Shapiro
    • L. Ron Hubbard
  • Stars
    • John Travolta
    • Forest Whitaker
    • Barry Pepper
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    2.5/10
    85K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Roger Christian
    • Writers
      • Corey Mandell
      • J.D. Shapiro
      • L. Ron Hubbard
    • Stars
      • John Travolta
      • Forest Whitaker
      • Barry Pepper
    • 1.4KUser reviews
    • 145Critic reviews
    • 9Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 19 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Trailer 0:33
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    John Travolta
    John Travolta
    • Terl
    Forest Whitaker
    Forest Whitaker
    • Ker
    Barry Pepper
    Barry Pepper
    • Jonnie Goodboy Tyler
    Kim Coates
    Kim Coates
    • Carlo
    Sabine Karsenti
    Sabine Karsenti
    • Chrissy
    Michael Byrne
    Michael Byrne
    • Parson Staffer
    Christian Tessier
    • Mickey
    Sylvain Landry
    Sylvain Landry
    • Sammy
    Richard Tyson
    Richard Tyson
    • Robert the Fox
    Christopher Freeman
    • Processing Clerk
    John Topor
    • Processing Clerk…
    Shaun Austin-Olsen
    • Planetship
    • (as Sean Austin-Olsen)
    Tim Post
    Tim Post
    • Assistant Planetship…
    Earl Pastko
    • Bartender
    Michel Perron
    Michel Perron
    • Rock
    • (as Michael Perron)
    Michael MacRae
    Michael MacRae
    • District Manager Zete
    • (as Michael McCrae)
    Todd McDougall
    • Psychlo Wrangler
    Derrick Damon Reeve
    • Psychlo Hoser
    • Director
      • Roger Christian
    • Writers
      • Corey Mandell
      • J.D. Shapiro
      • L. Ron Hubbard
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Forest Whitaker expressed his regret for participating in this movie.
    • Goofs
      Evidently during the movie the Special FX crew couldn't decide how many fingers the Psychlos have. Depending on the Psychlo character, some of them have hands with five fingers and some with six, though it's argued that one hand has five and the other six. However, Terl's right hand changes between six and five fingers several times between scenes.
    • Quotes

      Ker: I don't know what you're so down about. You still get to be head of security, which, from what I can tell, is a pretty cushy job.

      Terl: Well, I can assure you that I was not groomed since birth to have some cushy job that even a moron like you could perform. While you were still learning how to SPELL YOUR NAME, I was being trained to conquer GALAXIES! To do anything less is a disgrace to my entire family line.

    • Alternate versions
      UK cinema and Warner DVD releases were cut by 2 secs to remove a headbutt during a fight scene. The Optimum DVD is uncut.
    • Connections
      Edited into 2 Everything 2 Terrible 2: Tokyo Drift (2010)

    User reviews1.4K

    Featured review
    1/10

    Why no option to vote 0/10 ?

    This movie makes you wonder why on IMDb we are forced to give a movie as dreadful as this a minimum of 1/10 when it quite rightly deserves a vote of 0/10.

    In all my life I have never seen such rubbish!

    The alleged "acting" unbelievable.

    What was John Travolta thinking when he made this pile of ......... ?

    All involved with this deserve to never be involved in the movie industry ever again.

    The "story" is unfathomable (is that a word?) , made not the slightest sense from beginning to end. Have not had to sit through something so silly and boring in all my life. Even if you are offered to see this at no cost , just run for the exit!!!
    • ozdavid
    • Sep 7, 2010
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 12, 2000 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Official sites
      • Author Services
      • Warner Bros.
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Batalla Por La Tierra
    • Filming locations
      • Saint-David-de-Falardeau, Québec, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Morgan Creek Entertainment
      • Franchise Pictures
      • JTP Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $73,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $21,471,685
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $11,548,898
      • May 14, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $29,725,663
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 57 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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