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Deep Impact, 1998

Starring: Robert Duvall, Téa Leoni, Elijah Wood, Morgan Freeman

Directed by: Mimi Leder

Written by: Bruce Joel Rubin

Language: English

Country: USA

Runtime: 120 min

MPAA Rating: PG_13

Rating:6.0

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Deep Impact can be described as touching and suspenseful. The plot revolves around antiheroes, saving the world, and a race against time. The main genres are drama, thriller, and sci-fi. In terms of style, Deep Impact has a Hollywood tone and stars an ensemble cast. In approach, it is fantastical and serious. It takes place in the 1990s. Visually, Deep Impact involves special effects. The movie has received attention for being a blockbuster and an award winner. Note that it involves mild violent content.

Summary of Deep Impact

When it is discovered that an enormous comet is on a collision course with Earth, a handful of Americans make different preparations for the end of the world. While Leo Biederman (Elijah Wood), the fourteen-year-old amateur astronomer who discovered the comet, deals with the pangs of first love, an ambitious newswoman (Tea Leoni) attempts to reconcile with her estranged parents. Simultaneously, a former astronaut (Robert Duvall) finds himself in the stars once again in an attempt to prevent the catastrophe from occurring. Mimi Leder (THE PEACEMAKER) directs from a script by Bruce Joel Rubin (GHOST) and Michael Tolkin (THE PLAYER).

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Language:	English
Country:	USA
Release date:	8 May 1998
Runtime:	120 min

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Robert Duvall

as Capt. Spurgeon 'Fish' Tanner

Téa Leoni

as Jenny Lerner

Elijah Wood

as Leo Beiderman

Morgan Freeman

as President Tom Beck

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Leelee Sobieski in Deep Impact (1998)

Deep Impact (1998)

Leelee Sobieski, Elijah Wood and Gary Werntz in Deep Impact (1998)

Elijah Wood and Leelee Sobieski in Deep Impact (1998)

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The New York Times

Deep Impact confines much of its horror to television news reports and has a more brooding, thoughtful tone than this genre usually calls for. Full Review

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by: Elvis Mitchell

The New Yorker

You may feel safe in your bed, but be warned: even as you sleep, Earth is under threat from a vast, overheated surplus of character actors. Full Review

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by: Anthony Lane

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