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The Core - Der innere Kern

Original title: The Core
  • 2003
  • 12
  • 2h 15m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
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Aaron Eckhart, Stanley Tucci, Delroy Lindo, Hilary Swank, Bruce Greenwood, and DJ Qualls in The Core - Der innere Kern (2003)
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Dark ComedyDisasterSci-Fi EpicActionAdventureSci-FiThriller

The only way to save Earth from catastrophe is to drill down to the core and set it spinning again.The only way to save Earth from catastrophe is to drill down to the core and set it spinning again.The only way to save Earth from catastrophe is to drill down to the core and set it spinning again.

  • Director
    • Jon Amiel
  • Writers
    • Cooper Layne
    • John Rogers
  • Stars
    • Aaron Eckhart
    • Hilary Swank
    • Delroy Lindo
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    109K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,758
    595
    • Director
      • Jon Amiel
    • Writers
      • Cooper Layne
      • John Rogers
    • Stars
      • Aaron Eckhart
      • Hilary Swank
      • Delroy Lindo
    • 616User reviews
    • 85Critic reviews
    • 48Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Aaron Eckhart
    Aaron Eckhart
    • Josh
    Hilary Swank
    Hilary Swank
    • Beck
    Delroy Lindo
    Delroy Lindo
    • Brazzelton
    Bruce Greenwood
    Bruce Greenwood
    • Commander Richard Iverson
    Christopher Shyer
    Christopher Shyer
    • Dave Perry
    Ray Galletti
    Ray Galletti
    • Paul
    Eileen Pedde
    Eileen Pedde
    • Lynne
    Rekha Sharma
    Rekha Sharma
    • Danni
    • (as Rékha Sharma)
    Tom Scholte
    • Acker
    Glenn Morshower
    Glenn Morshower
    • FBI Agent
    Anthony Harrison
    Anthony Harrison
    • FBI Agent
    Tchéky Karyo
    Tchéky Karyo
    • Serge
    • (as Tcheky Karyo)
    Richard Jenkins
    Richard Jenkins
    • General Purcell
    Bart Anderson
    • Dad
    Nicole Leroux
    Nicole Leroux
    • Mom
    Justin Callan
    • Little Boy
    Chris Humphreys
    Chris Humphreys
    • GBTV Reporter - Trafalgar Square
    Dion Johnstone
    Dion Johnstone
    • Flight Engineer Timmins
    • Director
      • Jon Amiel
    • Writers
      • Cooper Layne
      • John Rogers
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    • Trivia
      (at around 9 mins) Near the end of the "birds" scene, a trout is seen smashing into a window instead of a pigeon. This was a joke left in by the team that did the CG pigeons.
    • Goofs
      (at around 1h 30 mins) During the bridge scene the microwave energy can melt through several feet of galvanized carbon steel wire (main cable) and the bridge beams themselves but not through less than 2mm of metal on the car's body shell.
    • Quotes

      Taz 'Rat' Finch: How many languages do you speak?

      Dr. Conrad Zimsky: Five, actually.

      Taz 'Rat' Finch: Well, I speak one... One Zero One Zero Zero. With that I could steal your money, your secrets, your sexual fantasies, your whole life. Any country, any place, any time I want. We multitask like you breathe. I couldn't think as slow as you if I tried.

    • Crazy credits
      At the beginning when the Paramount pictures logo is shown there is a transition between the Paramount pictures logo and the film - the camera zooms in on the mountain then starts to move down through the mountain to the core of the earth.
    • Connections
      Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #28.14 (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Weren't You the One
      by Roger Kellaway & K. Lawrence Dunham

      Performed by Sherry Williams

      Courtesy of WilliamSound West

    User reviews616

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    8/10
    A more than decent escapism during my quarantine.
    I enjoyed this a lot, its an old fashioned disaster flick, suspenseful with solid special effects, an interesting (if far fetched) science based story and great cast.

    Story goes; a scientist/teacher (Aaron Eckhart ) discovers through several natural disasters (Hilary Swank, Bruce Greenwood in space shuttle disaster) a catastrophic problem with the earths core (its stopped spinning) so he and a team of the worlds (mostly American) experts are assembled to embark on a dangerous mission through the earth to the middle of the planet to kick start "the core" using nuclear weapons. What could possibly go wrong?

    This movie sets up like The Day After Tomorrow and then heads into Armageddon territory with shades of Chernobyl or K19 thrown in towards the end as one member of the team solo missions into certain death to save the day.

    I liked all the characters from this ensemble cast, and found the story exciting especially as the team first enter the earths crust, actually giving me claustrophobia and anxiety. A more than decent escapism during my quarantine.
    • juneebuggy
    • Apr 27, 2020
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 3, 2003 (Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • Italy
      • Germany
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Core
    • Filming locations
      • Trafalgar Square, St James's, London, England, UK(Exterior)
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • David Foster Productions
      • Munich Film Partners New Century & Company (MFP) Core Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $60,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $31,186,896
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $12,053,131
      • Mar 30, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $73,498,611
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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