Stargate (1994)

Directed by

Roland Emmerich

Genre

action film, science fiction film

Country

France, United States

Runtime

2h 01m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 3,864 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A secret military team uses an ancient ring device to travel to a distant planet. There they find a society living under the rule of a powerful alien who poses as a god.

adventurousmysteriousepicsuspensefulvisually-strikingaction-packedserioussweeping

What happens

Stargate is a 1994 science fiction action-adventure film directed by Roland Emmerich, written by Emmerich and Dean Devlin. The film is the first entry in the eponymous media franchise and stars Kurt Russell, James Spader, Jaye Davidson, Alexis Cruz, Mili Avital, and Viveca Lindfors. The plot centers on the "Stargate", an ancient ring-shaped device that creates a wormhole, enabling travel to a similar device elsewhere in the universe. The central plot explores the theory of extraterrestrial beings having an influence upon human civilization. Stargate was released on October 28, 1994, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in the United States, while it was released by AMLF in France. The film received mixed reviews, with its atmosphere, story, characters, and graphic content both praised and criticized. The film grossed $196.6 million worldwide against a production budget of $55 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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