Armageddon (1998)

Most people think so. 83% of audiences gave it a thumbs up based on 8,454 votes. Critics scored it lower at 42%, but audiences disagreed.

When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear bomb. This leads him to renowned driller Harry Stamper, who agrees to helm the dangerous space mission provided he can bring along his own hotshot crew. Among them is the cocksure A.J. who Harry thinks isn't good enough for his daughter, until the mission proves otherwise. Wikipedia ↗

Armageddon is a 1998 American science fiction disaster film directed by Michael Bay. When NASA discovers that an asteroid the size of Texas is on a collision course with Earth, giving humanity just 18 days to prevent extinction, they recruit Harry Stamper, played by Bruce Willis, the world's best deep-sea oil driller, and his roughneck crew to land on the asteroid, drill 800 feet into its core, and detonate a nuclear bomb that will split it in two. The crew includes Ben Affleck as A.J., Harry's protégé and his daughter's boyfriend; Steve Buscemi as the eccentric Rockhound; Owen Wilson as the philosophical Oscar; and Michael Clarke Duncan as the gentle Bear.

Armageddon was the highest-grossing film of 1998, earning $553 million worldwide, despite being savaged by critics and earning widespread ridicule for its scientific inaccuracies — NASA reportedly used the film as a training exercise in which new employees identified the 168 impossible events depicted. Michael Bay's maximalist approach — every shot was dramatic, every explosion massive, every emotion cranked to eleven — was precisely what made the film both a critical punching bag and an audience favorite. Aerosmith's "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" became a massive global hit and an enduring power ballad.