Deep Impact (1998)

Directed by

Mimi Leder

Genre

drama film, science fiction film, disaster film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 3,357 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A giant comet is on course to hit Earth. The story follows scientists, journalists, and everyday people as they try to survive and find meaning before the impact.

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What happens

Deep Impact is a 1998 American science fiction disaster film directed by Mimi Leder, written by Bruce Joel Rubin and Michael Tolkin, and starring Robert Duvall, Téa Leoni, Elijah Wood, Vanessa Redgrave, Maximilian Schell, and Morgan Freeman. Steven Spielberg served as an executive producer of this film. It was released by Paramount Pictures in the United States and Canada, and by DreamWorks Pictures through United International Pictures internationally on May 8, 1998. The film depicts humanity's attempts to prepare for and destroy a 7-mile (11 km) wide comet set to collide with Earth and cause a mass extinction. Deep Impact was released in the same summer as the similarly themed Armageddon, which fared better at the box office, while astronomers described Deep Impact as being more accurate. Deep Impact was slightly better received critically than Armageddon, although both ultimately received mixed reviews. Deep Impact grossed over $349.5 million worldwide on an $80 million production budget, becoming the sixth highest-grossing film of 1998. It was the final film by cinematographer Dietrich Lohmann, who died before the film's release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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