# John Carter (2012)

> A Civil War veteran is swept from nineteenth-century America into a spectacular Martian struggle involving alien kingdoms, impossible leaps, and a determined princess.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/33326

## Facts

- Runtime: 132 min
- Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
- Director: Andrew Stanton
- Cast: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, Mark Strong, Ciarán Hinds, Dominic West, James Purefoy, Bryan Cranston
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401729/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: swashbuckling, earnest, whimsical, weekend blockbuster night, science fiction marathon

## Movies like John Carter

- [The Martian (2015)](https://ember.film/movie/171826)
- [Red Planet (2000)](https://ember.film/movie/4259)
- [Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)](https://ember.film/movie/50604)
- [Immortals (2011)](https://ember.film/movie/23833)
- [The Three Musketeers (2011)](https://ember.film/movie/35591)
- [Jupiter Ascending (2015)](https://ember.film/movie/53926)
- [Planet of the Apes (2001)](https://ember.film/movie/714)
- [The Lone Ranger (2013)](https://ember.film/movie/39258)
- [Race to Witch Mountain (2009)](https://ember.film/movie/8085)
- [Outlander (2008)](https://ember.film/movie/5601)

---

Site overview: https://ember.film/llms.txt