Battlefield Earth
Seen it?2000 | 117 min | Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 3% on Rotten Tomatoes, a weak 3.3 out of 10 from audiences and a box office loss, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved War of the Worlds or Planet of the Apes, start here.
- The mood
- Mind-bending.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 57 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It "won" the Razzie for Worst Picture (and 8 more Razzies).
In the year 3000, man is no match for the Psychlos, a greedy, manipulative race of aliens on a quest for ultimate profit. Led by the powerful Terl, the Psychlos are stripping Earth clean of its natural resources, using the broken remnants of humanity as slaves. What is left of the human race has descended into a near primitive state. After being captured, it is up to Tyler to save mankind.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
3% on Rotten Tomatoes, 9 on Metacritic
- AudiencesWeak
3.3 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
1 win and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals. Plus: "Won" 9 Razzies, the "worst of the year" awards, including Worst Picture.
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$30 million worldwide on a $44 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 271K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Roger Christian
- John TravoltaTerl
- Barry PepperJonnie Goodboy Tyler
- Forest WhitakerKer
- Kim CoatesCarlo
- Sabine KarsentiChrissy
- Christian TessierMickey
- Sylvain LandrySammy
- Michael ByrneParson Staffer
- Richard TysonRobert the Fox
- Christopher FreemanProcessing Clerk