# Meteor (1979)

> An American scientist and his Soviet counterpart must overcome Cold War distrust before a comet-struck asteroid fragment devastates Earth.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/25504

## Facts

- Runtime: 107 min
- Genres: Science Fiction, Thriller, Action
- Director: Ronald Neame
- Cast: Sean Connery, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden, Brian Keith, Martin Landau, Trevor Howard, Richard Dysart, Henry Fonda
- TMDB rating: 5.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079550/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: foreboding, propulsive, heightened, retro disaster movie night, 1970s sci fi marathon

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- [Telefon (1977)](https://ember.film/movie/13236)
- [Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)](https://ember.film/movie/1497)
- [Moonfall (2022)](https://ember.film/movie/248395)
- [Fail Safe (2000)](https://ember.film/movie/19375)
- [The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979)](https://ember.film/movie/18363)
- [The Day After (1983)](https://ember.film/movie/3728)
- [The Andromeda Strain (1971)](https://ember.film/movie/5588)
- [The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)](https://ember.film/movie/17374)

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