Meteor (1979)
Directed by Ronald Neame · 107 min · Science Fiction, Thriller, Action
4.5 TOPICAL score · #6,234 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →After a collision with a comet, a nearly 8km wide piece of the asteroid "Orpheus" is heading towards Earth. If it hits, it will cause an incredible catastrophe that will probably extinguish mankind. To stop the meteor, NASA wants to use the illegal nuclear weapon satellite "Hercules," but discovers soon that it doesn't have enough firepower. Their only chance to save the world is to join forces with the USSR, which has also launched such an illegal satellite. But will both governments agree?
Meteor (1979, directed by Ronald Neame) has a TOPICAL score of 4.5 - ranked 6,234 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and awards, and lowest on critics. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 5% on Rotten Tomatoes · 3.7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 27. Audiences: TMDB 5.2/10 (183 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 21 languages.
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- Critics5% on Rotten Tomatoes · 3.7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 27
- AudienceTMDB 5.2/10 (183 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 21 languages
- Still read8,296 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Sean Connery (actor #86), Natalie Wood (actor #376), Karl Malden (actor #401), Brian Keith (actor #1,782)