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Battleship

  • 2012
  • PG-13
  • 2h 11m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
252K
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POPULARITY
983
175
Battleship (2012)
A fleet of ships is forced to do battle with an armada of unknown origins in order to discover and thwart their destructive goals.
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A fleet of ships is forced to do battle with an armada of unknown origins in order to discover and thwart their destructive goals.A fleet of ships is forced to do battle with an armada of unknown origins in order to discover and thwart their destructive goals.A fleet of ships is forced to do battle with an armada of unknown origins in order to discover and thwart their destructive goals.

  • Director
    • Peter Berg
  • Writers
    • Jon Hoeber
    • Erich Hoeber
  • Stars
    • Alexander Skarsgård
    • Brooklyn Decker
    • Liam Neeson
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    252K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    983
    175
    • Director
      • Peter Berg
    • Writers
      • Jon Hoeber
      • Erich Hoeber
    • Stars
      • Alexander Skarsgård
      • Brooklyn Decker
      • Liam Neeson
    • 1KUser reviews
    • 390Critic reviews
    • 41Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 16 nominations

    Videos56

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    Trailer 2:31
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    Trailer 2:33
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    Trailer #1
    Trailer 2:14
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    "Shredders Attack the Marine Base"
    Clip 1:35
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    "Mick Defends Sam Against an Alien"
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    "Hopper and the Crew Investigate a Captured Alien"
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    "Hong Kong Attack"
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    "Raikes Target an Alien with the Deck Gun"
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    "Hopper Investigates Something Strange in the Water"
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    Photos101

    Brooklyn Decker in Battleship (2012)
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    Alexander Skarsgård in Battleship (2012)
    Taylor Kitsch and Brooklyn Decker in Battleship (2012)
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    Peter Berg and Taylor Kitsch in Battleship (2012)
    Tadanobu Asano in Battleship (2012)
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    Alexander Skarsgård
    Alexander Skarsgård
    • Commander Stone Hopper
    Brooklyn Decker
    Brooklyn Decker
    • Sam
    Liam Neeson
    Liam Neeson
    • Admiral Shane
    Rihanna
    Rihanna
    • Petty Officer Cora 'Weps' Raikes
    Taylor Kitsch
    Taylor Kitsch
    • Lieutenant Alex Hopper
    Tadanobu Asano
    Tadanobu Asano
    • Captain Yugi Nagata
    Hamish Linklater
    Hamish Linklater
    • Cal Zapata
    Peter MacNicol
    Peter MacNicol
    • Secretary of Defense
    John Tui
    John Tui
    • Chief Petty Officer Walter 'The Beast' Lynch
    Jesse Plemons
    Jesse Plemons
    • Boatswain Mate Seaman Jimmy 'Ordy' Ord
    Gregory D. Gadson
    Gregory D. Gadson
    • Lieutenant Colonel Mick Canales
    Jerry Ferrara
    Jerry Ferrara
    • Sampson JOOD Strodell
    Adam Godley
    Adam Godley
    • Dr. Nogrady
    Rico McClinton
    Rico McClinton
    • Captain Browley
    Joji Yoshida
    Joji Yoshida
    • Chief Engineer Hiroki
    Louis Lombardi
    Louis Lombardi
    • Bartender
    Norman Vincent McLafferty
    • Old Salt
    Stephen Bishop
    Stephen Bishop
    • JPJ OOD
    • (as Stephen C. Bishop)
    • Director
      • Peter Berg
    • Writers
      • Jon Hoeber
      • Erich Hoeber
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The veterans of the U.S.S. Missouri that Stone Hopper mentions are real life vets of the U.S.S. Missouri. Some served in World War II.
    • Goofs
      When the full reverse command was given, an underwater view showed the propellers reversing their rotation. Arleigh Burke destroyers utilize reversible pitch propellers and therefore do not change their rotational direction during reversing maneuvers, they simply change the pitch of the blades to provide reversing thrust.
    • Quotes

      Captain Yugi Nagata: We're going to die!

      Alex Hopper: We are going to die. You're going to die, I'm going to die, we're all going to die... just not today.

    • Crazy credits
      There is an additional final scene after the end credits.
    • Connections
      Featured in Projector: Battleship (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Interstate Love Song
      Written by Dean DeLeo, Robert DeLeo, Eric Kretz and Scott Weiland

      Performed by Stone Temple Pilots

      Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.

      By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

    User reviews1K

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    Featured review
    7/10
    More Fun Than It Has Any Right To Be
    On a certain level, there's no way I can claim that Battleship is a good movie in any conventional sense. The plot is incredulous and the script couldn't be riddled with more holes if you unloaded a shotgun at it. Even the idea that the movie is based on Hasbro's classic board game of the same name is rather disingenuous: yes, there is a battleship involved in the action, almost all of which takes place at sea, but other than that any resemblance to the game we all grew up playing seems purely coincidental. And I certainly don't remember any aliens in the game I had.

    But somehow, despite it all, Battleship stays afloat. There's a certain energy and enthusiasm to the film that is infectious, even via the big screen. The story may not make a whole lot of sense, but it is a lot of fun. The extravagant special effects—merely par for the course in any modern would-be blockbuster—are one factor, but spectacular as the many explosions, gunfights, and various displays of pyrotechnics are, there's more to it than that, an overriding sense of fun that makes all the conventional weaknesses of the film meaningless.

    Certainly, the cast seems to be having a lot of fun on screen. Taylor Kitsch, who stars as Lt. Alex Hopper, is an empathetic hero whose struggle to overcome his personal weaknesses is ultimately played out with the fate of the world at stake when he finds himself and the crew of his Navy destroyer in the wrong place at the wrong time—and smack in the middle of an amphibious alien invasion. Alexander Skarsgard plays Alex's older brother and mentor, a Navy Captain to whom Alex feels he has been a shallow disappointment. The gorgeous Brooklyn Decker does an adequate job as Alex's girlfriend, Samantha, whose father just happens to be the Admiral of the fleet, and played by the great Liam Neeson in a typically authoritative performance. The only real weak spot in the cast is singer Rihanna, making her big screen debut and looking like it. One can only hope that if Rihanna pursues further acting roles, she'll improve…a lot.

    The plot isn't deep, but it does have some positive aspects, incorporating elements of personal redemption, self-empowerment, and self-sacrifice, all concepts that more movies would be well-advised to advance. And while the movie is in a sense very violent—once the aliens arrive, things start to blow up at a rapid clip—there's nothing especially graphic or bloody. The dialog isn't Oscar-worthy, but is sometimes quite witty.

    In the end, Battleship is a prototypical summer actioner. It's nowhere nearly as good as The Avengers, but as a very different type of film is still worth seeing if big-budget mayhem is your thing. If you're okay with a movie that doesn't stimulate your brain and requires only that you go along for the fast-paced ride and enjoy the show, Battleship is surprisingly entertaining.
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    • Jun 1, 2012

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    FAQ8

    • In the movie, it is shown that three alien aerial units ( called the Shredder Drones ) are sent to destroy a city bridge on the Hawaii island. Why did they destroy this city bridge ?
    • What is the aliens HUD computing system registering when their HUD is highlighting human eyes ?
    • Why was singer Rihanna cast in this movie?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 18, 2012 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Chiến Hạm
    • Filming locations
      • O'ahu, Hawaii, USA
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Hasbro
      • Bluegrass Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $209,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $65,422,625
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $25,534,825
      • May 20, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $303,025,485
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 11 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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