Journey to the Center of the Earth

2008 93 min ★ 6.1 Action, Science Fiction, Adventure, Comedy, Family

On a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother, a scientist, his nephew and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth.

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Cast

Brendan Fraser

Trevor Anderson

Josh Hutcherson

Sean Anderson

Anita Briem

Hannah Ásgeirsson

Seth Meyers

Professor Alan Kitzens

Jean Michel Paré

Max Anderson

Jane Wheeler

Elizabeth Anderson

Frank Fontaine

Old Man

Giancarlo Caltabiano

Leonard

Kaniehtiio Horn

Gum-Chewing Girl

Garth Gilker

Sigurbjörn Ásgeirsson

Details

Director

Eric Brevig

Screenplay

Michael D. Weiss

Tagline

"Same Planet. Different World."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$45,000,000

Revenue

$101,702,060

Production

New Line Cinema, Walden Media, Journey Films

Reviews

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GenerationofSwine

January 14, 2023

★ 1/10

Its Jules Verne and I remember having some very positive experiences with him at a very young age. So it has that going for it even if its not really the Jules Verne story, at least not in anything but name and concept. When I was little there was a made-for-TV movie that looked like it was intended to start a series that never happened and all the kids on the block ate it up. Unfortunately ...

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r96sk

May 20, 2024

★ 7/10

What an ugly looking movie! It's all watchable, mind you. Even for 2008, the special effects of <em>'Journey to the Center of the Earth'</em> are quite bad, they are more reminiscent of early 00s video game graphics. That whole initial sequence looks awful, admittedly the effects aren't actually as bad as that opening suggests but still looks unbefitting of a flick with a reported $60m budget! ...