
After Earth (2013)
Danger is real, fear is a choice.
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After Earth rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
With 12% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 4.8/10 on IMDb and 33/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About After Earth
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.
Cast of After Earth

Jaden Smith
as Kitai Raige

Will Smith
as Cypher Raige

Sophie Okonedo
as Faia Raige

Zoë Kravitz
as Senshi Raige

Glenn Morshower
as Commander Velan

Kristofer Hivju
as Security Chief

Sacha Dhawan
as Hesper Pilot

Chris Geere
as Hesper Navigator

Diego Klattenhoff
as Veteran Ranger

David Denman
as Private McQuarrie

Lincoln Lewis
as Running Cadet

Jaden Martin
as Nine-Year-Old Kitai
After Earth facts
- Budget
- $130M
- Box office
- $243.8M
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Coming-of-age narrative provides emotional core to action adventure
- •Dystopian worldbuilding establishes compelling alien-filled future setting
- •Father-son dynamics explore meaningful relationship development themes
What the audience disliked
- •Execution undermines compelling premise with inconsistent pacing
- •Dialogue delivery struggles to convey emotional weight effectively
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