After Earth (2013) movie poster

After Earth (2013)

"Danger is real, fear is a choice."
ThumbScore
๐Ÿ‘ 62%Google users liked it archived
Critics Score
๐ŸŽฌ 22% (RT: 12%, MC: 33) โ„น๏ธRT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Runtime
1h 40m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
5.2/10 (6,813 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
12%
Metacritic
33
Cast
Jaden Smith as Kitai Raige
Will Smith as Cypher Raige
Sophie Okonedo as Faia Raige
Zoรซ Kravitz as Senshi Raige
Glenn Morshower as Commander Velan
Kristofer Hivju as Security Chief
Sacha Dhawan as Hesper Pilot
Chris Geere as Hesper Navigator
It's divisive. Only 62% of audiences liked it based on 6,813 votes. Critics scored it lower at 22%, but audiences disagreed.
Overview
One thousand years after cataclysmic events forced humanity's escape from Earth, Nova Prime has become mankind's new home. Legendary General Cypher Raige returns from an extended tour of duty to his estranged family, ready to be a father to his 13-year-old son, Kitai. When an asteroid storm damages Cypher and Kitai's craft, they crash-land on a now unfamiliar and dangerous Earth. As his father lies dying in the cockpit, Kitai must trek across the hostile terrain to recover their rescue beacon. His whole life, Kitai has wanted nothing more than to be a soldier like his father. Today, he gets his chance. Wikipedia โ†—
Fun Facts
  • The original script for After Earth was written over a decade before production finally began in 2013.
  • M. Night Shyamalan originally wanted a completely different ending for the film, but test audiences preferred the one we see today.
  • The incredible score for After Earth was composed in just a few weeks after the original composer dropped out.
Audience Consensus

After Earth is a 2013 American science fiction action film directed by M. Night Shyamalan, starring Will Smith and his son Jaden Smith. Set 1,000 years after humanity abandoned a devastated Earth, the film follows a legendary military commander Cypher Raige, played by Will Smith, and his son Kitai, played by Jaden Smith, who crash-land on the now-dangerous, quarantined Earth.

When Cypher is severely injured and trapped in the wreckage, the untested Kitai must trek alone across a hostile planet โ€” now home to evolved, dangerous creatures and extreme temperature fluctuations โ€” to retrieve a rescue beacon from the tail section of their crashed ship. After Earth was conceived by Will Smith as a vehicle for his son, but the combination of Jaden's divisive lead performance, Shyamalan's restrained but flat direction, and a script that critics found emotionally inert resulted in poor reviews. The film earned $243 million worldwide on a $130 million budget.

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