Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) movie poster

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)

"Who will save us?"
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👍 63%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 68%
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Director
Kerry Conran
Runtime
1h 47m
Country
Italy, United Kingdom, United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
5.9/10 (1,348 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
71%
Metacritic
64

Cast

Jude Law as Sky Captain · 69% avg
Gwyneth Paltrow as Polly Perkins · 71% avg
Angelina Jolie as Franky · 70% avg
Giovanni Ribisi as Dex · 72% avg
Michael Gambon as Paley · 77% avg
Bai Ling as Mysterious Woman · 69% avg
Omid Djalili as Kaji · 64% avg
Laurence Olivier as Dr. Totenkopf (archive footage) · 77% avg

Is Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow good?

It's divisive. Only 63% of audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 68%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#593 / 750 · Mystery
Rank in its year
#161 / 175 · 2004
On ThumbScore's lists
The Best Mystery Movies on MGM+ (#25)

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

When gigantic robots attack New York City, "Sky Captain" uses his private air force to fight them off. His ex-girlfriend, reporter Polly Perkins, has been investigating the recent disappearance of prominent scientists. Suspecting a link between the global robot attacks and missing men, Sky Captain and Polly decide to work together. They fly to the Himalayas in pursuit of the mysterious Dr. Totenkopf, the mastermind behind the robots. Wikipedia ↗

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What Reddit Thinks

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⬆ 3,512💬 414 comments
No it wasn't a fever dream: Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) is real, and it's a great movie wrapped around pulp nostalgia.
I recently rediscovered Sky Captain, featuring Jude Law as a 1930s airplane mercenary superhero (typical), Gwyneth Patrow as a snarky, quick witted... Read on Reddit →
Top comment: "Calling it a "great" movie is a bit of a stretch."
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