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The Core

The Core

Science Fiction · Adventure · Thriller · 2003

Geophysicist Dr. Josh Keyes discovers that an unknown force has caused the earth's inner core to stop rotating. With the planet's magnetic field rapidly deteriorating, our atmosphere literally starts to come apart at the seams with catastrophic consequences. To resolve the crisis, Keyes, along with a team of the world's most gifted scientists, travel into the earth's core. Their mission: detonate a device that will reactivate the core.

Movie details

The Core

“The only way out is in.”

2003 Science Fiction · Adventure · Thriller 2h 16m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

5.5 / 10

114.6K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

39 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

48 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

5.8 / 10

Community rating

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Geophysicist Dr. Josh Keyes discovers that an unknown force has caused the earth's inner core to stop rotating. With the planet's magnetic field rapidly deteriorating, our atmosphere literally starts to come apart at the seams with catastrophic consequences. To resolve the crisis, Keyes, along with a team of the world's most gifted scientists, travel into the earth's core. Their mission: detonate a device that will reactivate the core.

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Names above the title

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Directed by

Jon Amiel

Written by

Cooper Layne · John Rogers

Aaron Eckhart

Aaron Eckhart

Dr. Josh Keyes

Hilary Swank

Hilary Swank

Maj. Rebecca Childs

Delroy Lindo

Delroy Lindo

Dr. Ed 'Braz' Brazzleton

Stanley Tucci

Stanley Tucci

Dr. Conrad Zimsky

Tchéky Karyo

Tchéky Karyo

Serge

DJ Qualls

DJ Qualls

Theodore Donald 'Rat' Finch

Richard Jenkins

Richard Jenkins

Gen. Thomas Purcell

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“Speed as an alibi.”

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