The Core
When Earth's core stops spinning, a team of scientists races into the planet's depths to restart it before global catastrophe becomes human extinction.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- propulsive
- earnest
- campy
- blockbuster night
- disaster movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly considered the film scientifically inaccurate and narratively messy, though some found its brazen silliness and throwback disaster spectacle entertaining.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Earth's stopped core triggers worldwide disasters and threatens the survival of humanity.
The mission relies on an experimental vessel, rare materials, and a nuclear device to restart the Earth's core.
Dr. Josh Keyes and five crew members descend toward the Earth's center to avert extinction.
Bizarre animal behavior, monstrous thunderstorms, and other worldwide catastrophes establish the stakes beyond the crew's immediate predicament.
Films like The Core, and why
Armageddon
shared planetary disaster premise, ensemble survival mission, and high-concept science fiction spectacle
Deep Impact
shared global catastrophe, multinational technical team, and earnest end-of-the-world adventure tone
Dante's Peak
shared underground survival setting, escalating natural hazards, and pulpy disaster-thriller energy
Sunshine
shared speculative planetary crisis, sacrifice-driven ensemble, and large-scale disaster filmmaking
Movie Details
- Director
- Jon Amiel
- Release Date
- 2003-03-28
- Runtime
- 136 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (2256)
Cast
- Aaron Eckhart
- Hilary Swank
- Delroy Lindo
- Stanley Tucci
- Tchéky Karyo
- DJ Qualls
- Richard Jenkins
- Bruce Greenwood
- Christopher Shyer
- Ray Galletti
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- 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 The Core about?
- When Earth's core stops spinning, a team of scientists races into the planet's depths to restart it before global catastrophe becomes human extinction.
- What is The Core like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Core as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Core violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Core as mild.
- What did critics think of The Core?
- Critics broadly considered the film scientifically inaccurate and narratively messy, though some found its brazen silliness and throwback disaster spectacle entertaining.
- Which films are like The Core?
- Films with a similar feel include Armageddon, Deep Impact, Dante's Peak, and Sunshine.
- How long is The Core?
- The Core runs 136 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Core?
- In United States, The Core streams on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel.
