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Armageddon (1998)

In Michael Bay's sci-fi action thriller Armageddon, a colossal asteroid is found barrelling toward Earth, guaranteed to wipe out all life. To stop it, NASA concocts a plan that involves drilling into its core to denote a nuclear bomb inside of it - and to make that happen; they'll need the right crew. Led by the head of an oil drilling company, Harry Stamper, a group of blue-collar workers are given the crash course for Astronaut preparation as the crew races against time to save the planet.

Armageddon
PG-13
Action
Adventure
Sci-Fi
Thriller
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Director
Michael Bay
Release Date
July 1, 1998
Studio(s)
Disney
Distributor(s)
Disney
Cast
Bruce Willis , Billy Bob Thornton , Liv Tyler , Ben Affleck , Will Patton , Peter Stormare , Keith David , Steve Buscemi
Writers
Jonathan Hensleigh , J.J. Abrams , Tony Gilroy , Shane Salerno , Robert Roy Pool
Runtime
151 minutes
Budget
$140 million

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