Pearl Harbor (2001)

Pearl Harbor rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.3/10· 368K votes

Rotten Tomatoes24%

Metacritic44%

TMDb6.934/10· 7K votes

With 24% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.3/10 on IMDb and 44/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About Pearl Harbor

The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter pilots become entangled in a love triangle with beautiful Naval nurse Evelyn Johnson. But the rivalry between the friends-turned-foes is immediately put on hold when they find themselves at the center of Japan's devastating attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

Cast of Pearl Harbor

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  Ben Affleck

  as Rafe McCawley

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  Josh Hartnett

  as Danny Walker

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  Kate Beckinsale

  as Evelyn Johnson

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  William Lee Scott

  as Billy

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  Greg Zola

  as Anthony Fusco

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  Ewen Bremner

  as Red

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  Alec Baldwin

  as Doolittle

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  Jaime King

  as Betty

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  Catherine Kellner

  as Barbara

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  Jennifer Garner

  as Sandra

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  Jon Voight

  as President Roosevelt

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  Cuba Gooding Jr.

  as Dorie Miller

Pearl Harbor facts

Budget

$140M

Box office

$449.2M

Our take on Pearl Harbor

Michael Bay's 2001 epic sets a sweeping romance against the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, following two lifelong friends, ace fighter pilots Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker, whose bond is strained when both fall for Navy nurse Evelyn Johnson. Their rivalry is abruptly overtaken when Japan's devastating strike on December 7 throws them into the heart of history. The film pairs large-scale spectacle and combat with old-fashioned melodrama, foregrounding the love triangle as much as the battle. Expect scale, sentiment and lengthy runtime over restraint. It's aimed at viewers who like their war movies grand and emotional, blending romance and wartime action on a very big canvas.