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The Core Reviews - Metacritic
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  • 2003
  • PG-13
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 2 h 15 m
  • 2003
  • PG-13
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 2 h 15 m

Summary A wildly diverse team of professionals journey into unknown regions of the earth in the hopes of detonating a nuclear device which they hope will reactivate the earth's core and restore balance to the planet. (Paramount)

Directed By: Jon Amiel

Written By: Cooper Layne, John Rogers

  • 2003
  • PG-13
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 2 h 15 m
  • 2003
  • PG-13
  • Paramount Pictures
  • 2 h 15 m

The Core

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 32 Critic Reviews
48
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 76 User Ratings
5.3
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Summary A wildly diverse team of professionals journey into unknown regions of the earth in the hopes of detonating a nuclear device which they hope will reactivate the earth's core and restore balance to the planet. (Paramount)

Directed By: Jon Amiel

Written By: Cooper Layne, John Rogers

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 32 Critic Reviews
48
38% Positive
12 Reviews
44% Mixed
14 Reviews
19% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 32 Critic Reviews
48
38% Positive
12 Reviews
44% Mixed
14 Reviews
19% Negative
6 Reviews

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83
The surprise is that it's one of the most exciting and enjoyable disaster epics to come out of Hollywood in some time.
By William Arnold FULL REVIEW
75
The Core is unabashed Hollywood spectacle, but with a cast of up-from-indie actors that makes the cataclysmic kitsch all the more fun to behold.
By Steven Rea FULL REVIEW

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5.3
29% Positive
22 Ratings
49% Mixed
37 Ratings
22% Negative
17 Ratings

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Mixed or Average Based on 76 User Ratings
5.3
29% Positive
22 Ratings
49% Mixed
37 Ratings
22% Negative
17 Ratings

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Willsha
Jan 9, 2023
This was a great concept, and it was a great movie i enjoyed in my younger years and i still do, i wish they would make a remake. #MovieThirst
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TestMaster
Jan 9, 2023
This was a great concept, and it was a great movie i enjoyed in my younger years and i still do, i wish they would make a remake. #MovieThirst
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63
I have such an unreasonable affection for this movie, indeed, that it is only by slapping myself alongside the head and drinking black coffee that I can restrain myself from recommending it.
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW
50
If The Core finally has to be classified as a mess, it is an enjoyable one if you're in a throwback mood. After all, a film that comes up with a rare metal called Unobtainium can't be dismissed out of hand.
By Kenneth Turan FULL REVIEW
50
The real obstacle here is a lack of filmmaking imagination.
By Michael Sragow FULL REVIEW
38
Only Stanley Tucci seems aware of the drop-dead stupidity of the plot, and acts up a storm of high camp as the narcissistic scientist.
By Jack Mathews FULL REVIEW
10
The cast of The Core deserve Oscar nominations just for being able to speak most of the lines without succumbing to the chortles.
By A.O. Scott FULL REVIEW
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10
BlinkyBill2
Jan 9, 2023
This was a great concept and it was a great movie i enjoyed in my younger years and i still do, i wish they would make a remake. #MovieThirst
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6
DukeJon
May 19, 2019
An enjoyable and exciting action movie with silly science. Not quite "so bad it's good" but certainly a guilty pleasure. A good cast though they are largely wasted. As long as you don't get too worked up by the bad science you might find that you are enjoying yourself.
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MichMart
Apr 6, 2014
The characters are a bit arrogant and the USA is "of course" the only country, who can save the world. This movie could be more interesting or have a better atmosphere, which I think is quite important for a space movie. The science isn't so important for me since it's still a science-FICTION-movie. But I unfortunately miss a (deep) meaning to this movie. I don't know why people think "Armageddon" would be better. Has it more "cool" scenes? Because unlike it, "The Core" has more serious characters, some mysterious scenes and even a more interesting travel. Why should "Armageddon" deserve some Oscar-nominations and "The Core" not even a simple nomination?
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FilipeNeto
Feb 12, 2018
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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GDsReviews
Jul 25, 2024
This movie defies the known laws of physics so jaw-droppingly ridiculously that it achieves a kind of grandeur. The kicker that makes it even worse is that it set on real life planet earth rather than an obvious fantasy world that would make its defying of the laws of physics far more forgiving. This is a movie to watch if you want non-stop incredulous laughter because the plot is literally absurd and impossible.
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Production Company Paramount Pictures, David Foster Productions, Munich Film Partners New Century & Company (MFP) Core Productions, Rai Cinema, StudioCanal, Core Productions, Horsepower Films, LivePlanet
Release Date Mar 28, 2003
Duration 2 h 15 m
Rating PG-13
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Tagline Earth has a deadline
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