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Battleship

PG-13 Released May 18, 2012 2h 11m Sci-Fi Action Adventure List
34% Tomatometer 229 Reviews 54% Audience Score 250,000+ Ratings
Lt. Alex Hopper (Taylor Kitsch) is a weapons officer aboard the destroyer USS John Paul Jones, while his older brother, Stone (Alexander Skarsgård), is the commanding officer of the USS Sampson. Unknown to Alex, Stone or the rest of the U.S. Navy, alien invaders have arrived on Earth with plans to steal Earth's resources. When a confrontation with the invaders knocks out the Navy's radar capability, American and Japanese forces must work together to find a way to save the planet. Read More Read Less
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It may offer energetic escapism for less demanding filmgoers, but Battleship is too loud, poorly written, and formulaic to justify its expense -- and a lot less fun than its source material.

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Ben Sachs Chicago Reader Once the special effects take over, Berg has little room to assert his personality (or tell a story, for that matter), and the movie feels like a chore. May 24, 2012 Full Review Perri Nemiroff Shockya.com Riggins and Landry in the Navy, Peter Berg Does Michael Bay, Transformers-esque, Not Really Battleship; any of those titles are just as fitting if not more so than Battleship. Rated: 2.5 May 19, 2012 Full Review Christopher Orr The Atlantic Battleship is substantially less awful than it could have been. And for me, that may have been the biggest disappointment of all. May 18, 2012 Full Review Iván Kazi EscribiendoCine Everything that you think may happen will happen. But it's the little differences in the process that make the movie enjoyable and its true filmmaking achievement. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 6/10 Jun 14, 2023 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review A derivative, nonsensical sci-fi project best described by comparing it to better movies. Rated: 1.5/4 Oct 19, 2022 Full Review Graeme Tuckett Stuff.co.nz Some people will tell you that Battleship is a bad film. And they will be right. But it is still a better film than a lot of other action and effects-dominated movies out there. Especially ones based on toy franchises. Aug 26, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Luke T Don’t listen to the haters and watch the movie Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/13/24 Full Review Themba L Absolutely a fabulous, phenomenal movie, filled with blockbuster, action, and thrill. Honestly loved to watch it for like the millionth time😂🤝numbed out that the has not been any sequel. However if you want to Watch something short that can get you fired up I’d recommend to watch Battleship 😌real good 👍🏾 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/24/24 Full Review Warren M They really thought it would be a good idea to turn a board game other than Clue into a 2-hour movie? Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/17/24 Full Review Alex L Silly and stupid movie, wasting actors with a bad script Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/14/24 Full Review Call Me D Only one thing to say…how did this movie make it past the writer’s table into actual production? I mean, Rhianna? What clown was like - “I think Rhianna should be in this film.” Will she sing? “No.” Will she dance? “No.” What will she do? “She’s going to pretend to act like she’s in the Navy.” I need to shower. I’m covered in shame right now for entertaining this pile of butt cheese. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/21/24 Full Review GuestLord D Just an action movie taking up the name of "battleship" Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 04/14/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Lt. Alex Hopper (Taylor Kitsch) is a weapons officer aboard the destroyer USS John Paul Jones, while his older brother, Stone (Alexander Skarsgård), is the commanding officer of the USS Sampson. Unknown to Alex, Stone or the rest of the U.S. Navy, alien invaders have arrived on Earth with plans to steal Earth's resources. When a confrontation with the invaders knocks out the Navy's radar capability, American and Japanese forces must work together to find a way to save the planet.
Director
Peter Berg
Producer
Brian Goldner, Scott Stuber, Peter Berg, Sarah Aubrey, Duncan Henderson, Bennett Schneir
Screenwriter
Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Bluegrass Films, Dentsu, Film 44, Universal Pictures, Hasbro
Rating
PG-13 (Intense Sequences of Action|Intense Seq. of Destruction|Intense Sequences of Violence|Language)
Genre
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 18, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 10, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$65.2M
Runtime
2h 11m
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