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Pearl Harbor

  • 20012001
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 3h 3m
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A tale of war and romance mixed in with history. The story follows two lifelong friends and a beautiful nurse who are caught up in the horror of an infamous Sunday morning in 1941.A tale of war and romance mixed in with history. The story follows two lifelong friends and a beautiful nurse who are caught up in the horror of an infamous Sunday morning in 1941.A tale of war and romance mixed in with history. The story follows two lifelong friends and a beautiful nurse who are caught up in the horror of an infamous Sunday morning in 1941.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
329K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,212
147
  • Director
    • Michael Bay
  • Writer
    • Randall Wallace
  • Stars
    • Ben Affleck
    • Kate Beckinsale
    • Josh Hartnett
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  • Director
    • Michael Bay
  • Writer
    • Randall Wallace
  • Stars
    • Ben Affleck
    • Kate Beckinsale
    • Josh Hartnett
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 2KUser reviews
    • 164Critic reviews
    • 44Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 14 wins & 51 nominations total

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    Jerry Bruckheimer in Pearl Harbor (2001)
    Josh Hartnett in Pearl Harbor (2001)
    Pearl Harbor (2001)
    Ben Affleck, Cuba Gooding Jr., Josh Hartnett, and Michael Shannon in Pearl Harbor (2001)
    Michael Bay in Pearl Harbor (2001)
    Kate Beckinsale, Jennifer Garner, Jaime King, and Sara Rue in Pearl Harbor (2001)
    Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett in Pearl Harbor (2001)
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    Kate Beckinsale in Pearl Harbor (2001)
    Ben Affleck and Kate Beckinsale in Pearl Harbor (2001)

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    Ben Affleck
    Ben Affleck
    • Rafe McCawleyas Rafe McCawley
    Kate Beckinsale
    Kate Beckinsale
    • Evelyn Johnsonas Evelyn Johnson
    Josh Hartnett
    Josh Hartnett
    • Danny Walkeras Danny Walker
    William Lee Scott
    William Lee Scott
    • Billyas Billy
    Greg Zola
    • Anthony Fuscoas Anthony Fusco
    Ewen Bremner
    Ewen Bremner
    • Redas Red
    Alec Baldwin
    Alec Baldwin
    • Doolittleas Doolittle
    Jaime King
    Jaime King
    • Bettyas Betty
    • (as James King)
    Catherine Kellner
    Catherine Kellner
    • Barbaraas Barbara
    Jennifer Garner
    Jennifer Garner
    • Sandraas Sandra
    Jon Voight
    Jon Voight
    • President Rooseveltas President Roosevelt
    Cuba Gooding Jr.
    Cuba Gooding Jr.
    • Doris 'Dorie' Milleras Doris 'Dorie' Miller
    Michael Shannon
    Michael Shannon
    • Goozas Gooz
    Matthew Davis
    Matthew Davis
    • Joeas Joe
    • (as Matt Davis)
    Mako
    Mako
    • Admiral Yamamotoas Admiral Yamamoto
    John Fujioka
    John Fujioka
    • Nishikuraas Nishikura
    Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
    Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
    • Gendaas Genda
    Colm Feore
    Colm Feore
    • Admiral Kimmelas Admiral Kimmel
    • Director
      • Michael Bay
    • Writer
      • Randall Wallace
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      When shooting the scene where Rafe (Ben Affleck) and Danny (Josh Hartnett) manage to get off the ground during the attack, and are chased by three Japanese Zeroes, one of the real planes clipped a palm tree and crashed. The pilot was dazed, and suffered only a broken finger.
    • Goofs
      (at around 1h 20 mins) The Japanese are shown flipping a calendar from the 6th to the 7th of December on the morning of the attack. This is done for American audiences who are familiar with the date of the attack being 7 December 1941. Clocks aboard the Japanese ships were kept on Tokyo time, so for them the attack actually took place the morning of 8 December. The Japanese version of the film shows the calendar flipping from the 7th to the 8th.
    • Quotes

      Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle: There's nothing stronger than the heart of a volunteer.

    • Crazy credits
      Unusually, Pearl Harbor started without showing the opening Touchstone and Bruckheimer logos; they only showed up after the end credits.
    • Alternate versions
      The VHS & HDTV versions of the movie are presented in 16x9 pan and scan with the battle scenes presented in 1.85:1.
    • Connections
      Edited into Transformers (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      There You'll Be
      Written by Diane Warren

      Produced by Trevor Horn and Byron Gallimore

      Performed by Faith Hill

      Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records

    User reviews2K

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    8/10
    Pearl Harbour
    Est-Ce fabuleux!

    "Ma, you know who else lived through World War II besides grandpa? I did", I screamed at her from outside the house, while still getting down from the cab that I took from the cinema. What a great movie it was. The images of the gusty air-force combats and the invasions are still in my head, the sounds of the thunderous cannons still roar in my ears, and the gentlemanliness of the army men, with their uniforms and planes, still leave me grasping for more, as did the jam-packed theater. 

    Why did it have to get over? Why couldn't it last just a tiny bit longer? The sky high aerobatics, the machine guns, the fighter jets, the discipline, the pretty army women, the well ironed suits, the line of command, and the bigger than life climax, I adored it all. The chemistry between the leads is something to look forward too. The unconventional romantic relationship and the intimate scenes between the lovers spice up the movie and give a new twist to the plot.

    If you want to feel the thrill and the emotion of being at war and love at the same time, of being away from home, of being behind enemy lines, and of leading your country to victory, go and watch Michael Bay's extraordinary take on the events leading up to and involving thereof one of the most disastrous catastrophes of the era.

    Michael Bay never misses a chance to leave his viewers awestruck with his action packed works, with strands of deadly love. And he did it again with Pearl Harbor.  The movie, though titled Pearl Harbor, is much more than that just the bombings. The war is twofold: between countries and between hearts. Army Air Corps, Affleck and Hartnett, thick as thieves, become the target of a deadly love triangle, with the potential of encompassing their friendship, falling in love with the ever-pretty Evelyn, which results in a love-hate relationship being fired up between the two captains. But Bay has something new to offer rather than the clichéd. Their friendship is tested when they are sent off to war together, resulting in their hatred for each other ultimately turning, or rather returning, into a brotherly bond. The climax is sort of depressing, but that is overcome by the patriotism of winning the war.

    The motion picture is certainly not for the faint hearted. It is a mixed bag of emotions, and it is one that has many holes in it. The movie takes its audience through a variety of different emotions, starting at a high with love and patriotism, progressing to hatred and anger, and then ending into sorrow and dismal. The movie throughout, holds its viewers onto their seats and unleashes a surprise, a twist, every few frames, bounding them to think on what may follow next.
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    FAQ10

    • Are the guns used in the film historically accurate?
    • What aspects of the film are historically accurate?
    • What aspects of the film are historically inaccurate? How might such inaccuracies have arisen?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 25, 2001 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Stream Pearl Harbor officially on Disney+ Hotstar Indonesia
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Tennessee
    • Filming locations
      • Badminton House, Gloucestershire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • Jerry Bruckheimer Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $140,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $198,542,554
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $59,078,912
      • May 27, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $449,220,945
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      3 hours 3 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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