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Deep Impact

Deep Impact

“Oceans rise. Cities fall. Hope survives.”
★ 6.2 /10 (3,400) PG-13age • 1998 • 2h 2m
Action Drama Science Fiction
Director Mimi Leder
Screenplay Bruce Joel Rubin, Michael Tolkin
5 wins · 14 nominations
Téa Leoni plays an ambitious young reporter who stumbles onto the story of the century — a massive comet on a collision course with Earth — while Robert Duvall's veteran astronaut leads a joint American-Russian mission to destroy it before impact, and Morgan Freeman's president prepares the public for catastrophe regardless of the mission's outcome. Director Mimi Leden balances large-scale disaster spectacle with genuinely somber, character-focused stakes, treating the looming extinction event with more restraint than its rival disaster film of the same year, 'Armageddon'. The film's ensemble structure allows it to explore grief, sacrifice, and civic order alongside its effects-driven set pieces. It remains one of the more thoughtfully grounded entries in the late-'90s wave of asteroid-disaster blockbusters.
Release
May 8, 1998
Budget
$75M
Country
United States of America
Revenue
$349M

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IMDb 6.3/10
🟫 45%
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TMDB 6.2/10
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Where to watch Deep Impact? Deep Impact is available for streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video.
Who stars in Deep Impact? The main cast of Deep Impact includes Robert Duvall, Téa Leoni, Elijah Wood, Vanessa Redgrave, Morgan Freeman.
Who directed Deep Impact? Deep Impact (1998) is directed by Mimi Leder.
How long is Deep Impact? Deep Impact has a runtime of 2h 2m. It was released in 1998.
What genre is Deep Impact? Deep Impact is a Action, Drama, Science Fiction film. It has a rating of 6.2/10 with 3,400 votes.

Cast

Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall
Capt. Spurgeon 'Fish' Tanner
Téa Leoni
Téa Leoni
Jenny Lerner
Elijah Wood
Elijah Wood
Leo Biederman
Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave
Robin Lerner
Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman
President Tom Beck
Maximilian Schell
Maximilian Schell
Jason Lerner
James Cromwell
James Cromwell
Alan Rittenhouse
Ron Eldard
Ron Eldard
Oren Monash
Jon Favreau
Jon Favreau
Gus Partenza
Laura Innes
Laura Innes
Beth Stanley
Mary McCormack
Mary McCormack
Andrea Baker
Richard Schiff
Richard Schiff
Don Biederman
Leelee Sobieski
Leelee Sobieski
Sarah Hotchner
Blair Underwood
Blair Underwood
Mark Simon
Dougray Scott
Dougray Scott
Eric Vennekor
Gary Werntz
Gary Werntz
Chuck Hotchner
Bruce Weitz
Bruce Weitz
Stuart Caley
Betsy Brantley
Betsy Brantley
Ellen Biederman
O'Neal Compton
O'Neal Compton
Morten Entrekin
Rya Kihlstedt
Rya Kihlstedt
Chloe
Aleksandr Baluev
Aleksandr Baluev
Mikhail Tulchinsky
Caitlin Fein
Caitlin Fein
Caitlin Stanley
Amanda Fein
Amanda Fein
Caitlin Stanley
Joe Urla
Joe Urla
Ira Moskatel
Una Damon
Una Damon
Marianne Duclos

Synopsis

Téa Leoni plays an ambitious young reporter who stumbles onto the story of the century — a massive comet on a collision course with Earth — while Robert Duvall's veteran astronaut leads a joint American-Russian mission to destroy it before impact, and Morgan Freeman's president prepares the public for catastrophe regardless of the mission's outcome. Director Mimi Leden balances large-scale disaster spectacle with genuinely somber, character-focused stakes, treating the looming extinction event with more restraint than its rival disaster film of the same year, 'Armageddon'. The film's ensemble structure allows it to explore grief, sacrifice, and civic order alongside its effects-driven set pieces. It remains one of the more thoughtfully grounded entries in the late-'90s wave of asteroid-disaster blockbusters.

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