At the Earth's Core
A Victorian inventor and his daring American patron descend into a subterranean lost world ruled by telepathic prehistoric monsters.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- campy
- exuberant
- whimsical
- retro creature feature night
- family adventure viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as inept and technically crude, though some acknowledged its colorful, unpretentious pulp exuberance.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Iron Mole carries the travelers into Pellucidar, an enormous cavern at the planet's core populated by enslaved humans and prehistoric creatures.
The film emphasizes giant telepathic birds, squawking monster effects, and extravagant colorful adventure over realism.
David Innes and Dr. Abner Perry decide to help humans enslaved by the Mahars and their servants.
The Iron Mole, a powerful earth-boring vehicle, provides the film's distinctive technological premise and pulp aesthetic.
Films like At the Earth's Core, and why
The Land That Time Forgot
shared Victorian adventure, subterranean fantasy, and exuberant creature-feature spectacle
The People That Time Forgot
shared Edgar Rice Burroughs adaptation, lost-world adventure, and low-budget prehistoric monsters
Journey to the Center of the Earth
shared eccentric Victorian science, fantastic underground worlds, and colorful pulp adventure
The Valley of Gwangi
shared retro science fiction, giant creatures, and knowingly preposterous adventure tone
Movie Details
- Director
- Kevin Connor
- Release Date
- 1976-07-01
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 5.1 / 10 (170)
Cast
- Doug McClure
- Peter Cushing
- Caroline Munro
- Cy Grant
- Godfrey James
- Sean Lynch
- Keith Barron
- Helen Gill
- Anthony Verner
- Robert Gillespie
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is At the Earth's Core about?
- A Victorian inventor and his daring American patron descend into a subterranean lost world ruled by telepathic prehistoric monsters.
- What is At the Earth's Core like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of At the Earth's Core as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is At the Earth's Core violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in At the Earth's Core as mild.
- What did critics think of At the Earth's Core?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as inept and technically crude, though some acknowledged its colorful, unpretentious pulp exuberance.
- Which films are like At the Earth's Core?
- Films with a similar feel include The Land That Time Forgot, The People That Time Forgot, Journey to the Center of the Earth, and The Valley of Gwangi.
- How long is At the Earth's Core?
- At the Earth's Core runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch At the Earth's Core?
- In United States, At the Earth's Core streams on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus.
