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Pearl Harbor

  • 20012001
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 3h 3m
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A tale of war and romance mixed in with history. The story follows two lifelong friends and a beautiful nurse who are caught up in the horror of an infamous Sunday morning in 1941.A tale of war and romance mixed in with history. The story follows two lifelong friends and a beautiful nurse who are caught up in the horror of an infamous Sunday morning in 1941.A tale of war and romance mixed in with history. The story follows two lifelong friends and a beautiful nurse who are caught up in the horror of an infamous Sunday morning in 1941.

IMDb RATING
6.2/10
328K
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POPULARITY
678
101
  • Director
    • Michael Bay
  • Writer
    • Randall Wallace
  • Stars
    • Ben Affleck
    • Kate Beckinsale
    • Josh Hartnett
Top credits
  • Director
    • Michael Bay
  • Writer
    • Randall Wallace
  • Stars
    • Ben Affleck
    • Kate Beckinsale
    • Josh Hartnett
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 2KUser reviews
    • 163Critic reviews
    • 44Metascore
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 14 wins & 51 nominations total

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    Jerry Bruckheimer in Pearl Harbor (2001)
    Josh Hartnett in Pearl Harbor (2001)
    Pearl Harbor (2001)
    Ben Affleck, Cuba Gooding Jr., Josh Hartnett, and Michael Shannon in Pearl Harbor (2001)
    Michael Bay in Pearl Harbor (2001)
    Kate Beckinsale, Jennifer Garner, Jaime King, and Sara Rue in Pearl Harbor (2001)
    Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett in Pearl Harbor (2001)
    Sara Rue in Pearl Harbor (2001)
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    Kate Beckinsale in Pearl Harbor (2001)
    Ben Affleck and Kate Beckinsale in Pearl Harbor (2001)

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    Ben Affleck
    Ben Affleck
    • Rafe McCawleyas Rafe McCawley
    Kate Beckinsale
    Kate Beckinsale
    • Evelyn Johnsonas Evelyn Johnson
    Josh Hartnett
    Josh Hartnett
    • Danny Walkeras Danny Walker
    William Lee Scott
    William Lee Scott
    • Billyas Billy
    Greg Zola
    • Anthony Fuscoas Anthony Fusco
    Ewen Bremner
    Ewen Bremner
    • Redas Red
    Alec Baldwin
    Alec Baldwin
    • Doolittleas Doolittle
    Jaime King
    Jaime King
    • Bettyas Betty
    • (as James King)
    Catherine Kellner
    Catherine Kellner
    • Barbaraas Barbara
    Jennifer Garner
    Jennifer Garner
    • Sandraas Sandra
    Jon Voight
    Jon Voight
    • President Rooseveltas President Roosevelt
    Cuba Gooding Jr.
    Cuba Gooding Jr.
    • Doris 'Dorie' Milleras Doris 'Dorie' Miller
    Michael Shannon
    Michael Shannon
    • Goozas Gooz
    Matthew Davis
    Matthew Davis
    • Joeas Joe
    • (as Matt Davis)
    Mako
    Mako
    • Admiral Yamamotoas Admiral Yamamoto
    John Fujioka
    John Fujioka
    • Nishikuraas Nishikura
    Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
    Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
    • Gendaas Genda
    Colm Feore
    Colm Feore
    • Admiral Kimmelas Admiral Kimmel
    • Director
      • Michael Bay
    • Writer
      • Randall Wallace
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    Storyline

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    Pearl Harbor is a classic tale of romance set during a war that complicates everything. It all starts when childhood friends Rafe and Danny become Army Air Corps pilots and meet Evelyn, a Navy nurse. Rafe falls head over heels and he and Evelyn and Rafe hook up. Then Rafe volunteers to go fight in Britain, and Evelyn and Danny get transferred to Pearl Harbor. While Rafe is off fighting, suddenly one morning comes the air raid we now know as "Pearl Harbor." —shoppingurl3
    • sex
    • child abuse
    • historically inaccurate
    • hand on butt
    • beer
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • It takes a moment to change history. It takes love to change lives.
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Drama
      • History
      • Romance
      • War
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for sustained intense war sequences, images of wounded, brief sensuality and some language
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Jon Voight wore duplicates of the steel leg-braces that President Franklin D. Roosevelt had to wear. As a result, Voight suffered from bruising and chafing on his legs for weeks after finishing his work for the film.
    • Goofs
      The Japanese are shown flipping a calendar from the 6th to the 7th of December on the morning of the attack. This is done for American audiences who are familiar with the date of the attack being 7 December 1941. Clocks aboard the Japanese ships were kept on Tokyo time, so for them the attack actually took place the morning of 8 December. The Japanese version of the film shows the calendar flipping from the 7th to the 8th.
    • Quotes

      Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle: There's nothing stronger than the heart of a volunteer.

    • Crazy credits
      Unusually, Pearl Harbor started without showing the opening Touchstone and Bruckheimer logos; they only showed up after the end credits.
    • Alternate versions
      The VHS & HDTV versions of the movie are presented in 16x9 pan and scan with the battle scenes presented in 1.85:1.
    • Connections
      Edited into Transformers (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      There You'll Be
      Written by Diane Warren

      Produced by Trevor Horn and Byron Gallimore

      Performed by Faith Hill

      Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records

    User reviews2K

    Review
    Top review
    C'est magnifique, c'est ne le guerre pas!
    (Please excuse my French, it's probably wrong) Roll up, roll up! See the cinematic spectacle of 2001! See the horrible deaths of 2500 or so people commemorated by a film about two guys who fly fast planes really fast. See them go ZOOOOOOOOM, see them go WHIIIIZZZZ! See them reprise the 'flypast and debriefing' scenes from Top Gun. Watch the beautiful love story unfold. See the true love two people have for one another tested and broken when Kate Beckinsale comes between them. See a fine young actor reduced to playing Token Black Guy. Watch as he fights to prove he's more than a Token Black Guy, even though he's given so little to do that he ends up as nothing more than a Token Black Guy (even though, unlike the two guys in the planes, Token Black Guy actually existed). Watch the awful bombing of a military target. Watch the heroic bombing of a city. Watch Jon Voigt recreate Peter Sellars' unforgettable character Dr. Strangelove. Watch the whole reality of war, and the lives and deaths therein trivialised to make a Big Dumb Action Movie that thinks it's some kind of ghastly tribute to the American dead of December the 7th. Or better still... don't! On the other hand, if you want an unrealistic film with ponderously paced romance, fighter planes zooming all over the place and nice explosions, check this out. It's a lot of fun. Just don't take it seriously - you'll only encourage them!
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    • Jan 28, 2003

    FAQ9

    • Are the guns used in the film historically accurate?
    • What aspects of the film are historically accurate?
    • What aspects of the film are historically inaccurate? How might such inaccuracies have arisen?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 25, 2001 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Stream Pearl Harbor officially on Disney+ Hotstar Indonesia
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Tennessee
    • Filming locations
      • Badminton House, Gloucestershire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • Jerry Bruckheimer Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $140,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $198,542,554
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $59,078,912
      • May 27, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $449,220,945
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      3 hours 3 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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