Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- propulsive
- mythic
- earnest
- blockbuster night
- creature feature marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film a visually ambitious but conventional and archaeologically inaccurate blockbuster with weak storytelling.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
D’Leh follows the slave caravan to liberate Evolet and the other captives.
The film combines Stone Age tribes, prophecy, mammoths, saber-tooths, pyramids, and a worshiped living god.
Mammoths, saber-toothed predators, expansive landscapes, and pyramid-building scenes dominate the blockbuster presentation.
D’Leh gains support from people he encounters and helps organize a slave uprising against the pyramid-building regime.
Films like 10,000 BC, and why
Quest for Fire
shared prehistoric adventure setting, mammoth imagery, and survival-oriented quest structure
Apocalypto
shared ancient-world spectacle, brutal liberation narrative, and stylized historical adventure
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
shared family-accessible prehistoric creatures, fantasy adventure, and broad visual comedy-adventure appeal
The Scorpion King
shared mythic hero quest, ancient civilizations, and large-scale fantasy action spectacle
Movie Details
- Director
- Roland Emmerich
- Release Date
- 2008-03-04
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (3259)
Cast
- Steven Strait
- Camilla Belle
- Cliff Curtis
- Nathanael Baring
- Mo Zinal
- Affif Ben Badra
- Mona Hammond
- Marco Khan
- Reece Ritchie
- Joel Fry
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is 10,000 BC about?
- A young mammoth hunter crosses a mythic prehistoric world to rescue his kidnapped beloved and challenge the living god who enslaves her people.
- What is 10,000 BC like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of 10,000 BC as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is 10,000 BC violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in 10,000 BC as moderate.
- What did critics think of 10,000 BC?
- Critics broadly found the film a visually ambitious but conventional and archaeologically inaccurate blockbuster with weak storytelling.
- Which films are like 10,000 BC?
- Films with a similar feel include Quest for Fire, Apocalypto, Ice Age 2: The Meltdown, and The Scorpion King.
- How long is 10,000 BC?
- 10,000 BC runs 109 minutes.
- Where can I watch 10,000 BC?
- In United States, 10,000 BC streams on Howdy Amazon Channel.
