Geostorm
Geostorm

Geostorm

2017Movie109 minEnglish

After an unprecedented series of natural disasters threatened the planet, the world's leaders came together to create an intricate network of satellites to control the global climate and keep everyone safe. But now, something has gone wrong: the system built to protect Earth is attacking it, and it becomes a race against the clock to uncover the real threat before a worldwide geostorm wipes out everything and everyone along with it.

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IMDb5.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes16%
Metacritic27/100
Google Users49%
Director: Dean DevlinGenres: Action, Science Fiction, Thriller

Plot Summary

In a near future where catastrophic natural disasters are threatening the planet, world leaders collaborate to create a network of satellites called 'Daedalus' to control the weather. When the system begins to malfunction, creating a storm of unprecedented scale and intensity, a disgraced satellite designer must race against time to fix the problem and prevent the Earth from descending into chaos.

Critical Reception

Geostorm was widely panned by critics and audiences alike, being heavily criticized for its convoluted plot, weak character development, and reliance on special effects over substance. It was considered a commercial disappointment.

What Reviewers Say

  • Despite a potentially interesting premise, the film drowns in nonsensical plot developments and generic disaster movie tropes.
  • The visual effects are plentiful but fail to compensate for a lack of coherent storytelling and engaging characters.
  • Critics widely considered the film to be a predictable and ultimately disappointing spectacle.

Google audience: Audience reviews often mention that while the concept had potential, the execution was poor, with many finding the plot confusing and the action uninspired. Some acknowledged the visual spectacle but felt it wasn't enough to salvage the film.

Awards & Accolades

Nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Special Effects.

Fun Fact

The film was originally scheduled for a March 2016 release but was pushed back multiple times due to extensive reshoots.

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5 reviews
daniel_carr

daniel_carr

This was one of those movies where they really relied too much on the visual effects to sell the movie. Sorry but I'm a lover of sci-fi and fantasy so this is my kind of movie but I couldn't watch more than 10min of it. The acting was B gra...
GeekyRedhead

GeekyRedhead

Very disappointing indeed. Problem for me was that you see the trailer, you see the cover art, and as the filmmakers intended, you think it's going to be big budget, CGI, disaster film. You'd be wring. Most of that - apart from small scenes...
Peter89Spencer

Peter89Spencer

So cheesy it's good!
BoomCinema

BoomCinema

Today I attended a beautiful wedding where my baby sister took her vows, and started the next great chapter of her life. And then, when I got home, I inexplicably watched this piece of garbage, which might be the most subtle, yet clearly de...
Per Gunnar Jonsson

Per Gunnar Jonss...

If you take this movie for what it is, an action / science fiction movie with emphasis on fiction, then it is, in my opinion, actually not too bad. The movie starts of with the usual suspects, a bunch of political asswipes setting off to...