Battlefield Earth

Film - 2000 - Action & Adventure, Science-Fiction

The story

In the year 3000, man is no match for the Psychlos, a greedy, manipulative race of aliens on a quest for ultimate profit. Led by the powerful Terl, the Psychlos are stripping Earth clean of its natural resources, using the broken remnants of humanity as slaves. What is left of the human race has descended into a near primitive state. After being captured, it is up to Tyler to save mankind.

Directed by

Roger Christian

Starring

John Travolta, Barry Pepper, Forest Whitaker, Kim Coates, Sabine Karsenti, Christian Tessier

Where to watch

netflix

Ratings

IMDb 2.5 out of 10

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Film · 2000 · Action & Adventure · Science-Fiction

Battlefield Earth

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✦ Based on novel or book · Dystopia
The story

In the year 3000, man is no match for the Psychlos, a greedy, manipulative race of aliens on a quest for ultimate profit. Led by the powerful Terl, the Psychlos are stripping Earth clean of its natural resources, using the broken remnants of humanity as slaves. What is left of the human race has descended into a near primitive state. After being captured, it is up to Tyler to save mankind.

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IMDb
2.5 / 10
85k votes
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3%
Tomatometer
1.25 / 5
33k ratings · Letterboxd
TMDB
3.3 / 10
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Details
TypeFilm
GenreAction & Adventure, Science-Fiction
Runtime1h 59m
RatedM
Release2000-05-12
Where to watch
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