Pearl Harbor

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Pearl Harbor

PG-13

2001

3h 3m

History

Drama

War

Action

Romance

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This sweeping drama, based on real historical events, follows American boyhood friends Rafe McCawley (Ben Affleck) and Danny Walker (Josh Hartnett) as they enter World War II as pilots. Rafe is so eager to take part in the war that he departs to fight in Europe alongside England's Royal Air Force. On the home front, his girlfriend, Evelyn (Kate Beckinsale), finds comfort in the arms of Danny. The three of them reunite in Hawaii just before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

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Critics Consensus

Pearl Harbor tries to be the Titanic of war movies, but it's just a tedious romance filled with laughably bad dialogue. The 40 minute action sequence is spectacular though.

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Joe Morgenstern

Wall Street Journal

05/28/2014

Pearl Harbor is a blockheaded, hollow-hearted industrial enterprise.

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Andrew Sarris

Observer

05/28/2014

The best way to see the movie is as I did: expecting nothing and being pleasantly surprised, and strangely moved, by Mr. Bay's audacity in filming his lovers in end-of-the-world close-ups, however briefly.

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Anthony Lane

The New Yorker

05/28/2014

The effect of watching a Michael Bay film is indistinguishable from having a large, pointy lump of rock drop on your head. His new picture, Pearl Harbor, maintains the mood.

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Michael D. Reid

Victoria Times Colonist (B.C., Canada)

04/30/2024

1.5/5

This formulaic three-hour opus seems to go on from here to eternity.

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Sergi Sánchez

Fotogramas

06/22/2022

2/5

'Pearl Harbor' effortlessly self-parodies itself. [Full review in Spanish]

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

11/14/2019

Although Pearl Harbor will fill Disney's coffers, it will fail to fill your heart or adequately honor those men and women who were Pearl Harbor.

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Scarlet A

@ScarletAvaly Mar 26

Beautiful. Art. Well written, even if it is sad, but this is what makes it beautiful.

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Claudia H

@RT03320046 Mar 25

I think Pearl Harbour is a cinematic masterpiece that doesn't deserve half as much hate as it is receiving. Most haters probably have a miniscule attention span therefore unable to understand the depth of the meaning or the movie. The romance was top notch and deals with bonds over trauma and grief. I think that everyone should watch this movie at least once in their lifetime

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Jack G

@Gump.jack Jan 10

Seriously,she loved Rafe but after hearing of his supposed death,she fell for Danny and they had a child.Unfortunately,Danny died on duty, and she restarted her life with Rafe.Still,the costumes and hairstyles were perfect

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Mark B

@RT30042083 Nov 6

It shows the truth between true love between love doe a best friend over the truth of war and the death of a single mission that changed the world for ever

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Tauhid E

@RT41621543 Oct 12

such a good ensemble cast.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Aug 9

Success in 3 hours and 3 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG-13 for Images of Wound, Brief Sensuality, Intense War Sequences and Some Language!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $198,500,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Synopsis

This sweeping drama, based on real historical events, follows American boyhood friends Rafe McCawley (Ben Affleck) and Danny Walker (Josh Hartnett) as they enter World War II as pilots. Rafe is so eager to take part in the war that he departs to fight in Europe alongside England's Royal Air Force. On the home front, his girlfriend, Evelyn (Kate Beckinsale), finds comfort in the arms of Danny. The three of them reunite in Hawaii just before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Director: Michael Bay
Producer: Jerry Bruckheimer, Michael Bay
Screenwriter: Randall Wallace
Distributor: Touchstone Pictures, Buena Vista Home Video (BVHV), Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co: Touchstone Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Rating: PG-13 (Images of Wound|Brief Sensuality|Intense War Sequences|Some Language)
Genre: History, Drama, War, Action, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 25, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 23, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $198.5M
Runtime: 3h 3m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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