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Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor

6,9 /10 (7,094 Votes)
2001 EN 183 min

Overview

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.

Stream

Rent

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Release date

21/05/2001

Votes

7,094

Popularity

15.4

It takes a moment to change history. It takes love to change lives.

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

183 min

Budget

$140,000,000

Revenue

$449,220,945

Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck

Rafe McCawley

Josh Hartnett

Josh Hartnett

Danny Walker

Kate Beckinsale

Kate Beckinsale

Evelyn Johnson

William Lee Scott

William Lee Scott

Billy

Greg Zola

Greg Zola

Anthony Fusco

Ewen Bremner

Ewen Bremner

Red

Alec Baldwin

Alec Baldwin

Doolittle

Jaime King

Jaime King

Betty

Catherine Kellner

Catherine Kellner

Barbara

Jennifer Garner

Jennifer Garner

Sandra

Jon Voight

Jon Voight

President Roosevelt

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Dorie Miller

Michael Shannon

Michael Shannon

Gooz

Matthew Davis

Matthew Davis

Joe

Mako

Mako

Admiral Yamamoto

John Fujioka

John Fujioka

Nishikura

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Genda

Colm Feore

Colm Feore

Admiral Kimmel

Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd

Captain Thurman

Reiley McClendon

Reiley McClendon

Young Danny

Jesse James

Jesse James

Young Rafe

William Fichtner

William Fichtner

Danny's Father

Steve Rankin

Steve Rankin

Rafe's Father

Brian Haley

Brian Haley

Training Captain

David Hornsby

David Hornsby

Flyer with Murmur

Scott Wilson

Scott Wilson

George Marshall

Graham Beckel

Graham Beckel

Admiral

Howard Mungo

Howard Mungo

George

Randy Oglesby

Randy Oglesby

Strategic Analyst

Ping Wu

Ping Wu

Japanese Officer

No photo

Stan Cahill

Pentagon Lieutenant

No photo

Kevin Wensing

XO USS West Virginia

Tom Everett

Tom Everett

Presidential Aide

Tomas Arana

Tomas Arana

Vice Admiral

Beth Grant

Beth Grant

Motherly Secretary

Sara Rue

Sara Rue

Martha

Sung Kang

Sung Kang

Listener

Raphael Sbarge

Raphael Sbarge

Kimmel's Aide

No photo

Marty Belafsky

Louie

Yuji Okumoto

Yuji Okumoto

Japanese Shy Bomber

No photo

Josh Green

Radar Private Ellis

Ian Bohen

Ian Bohen

Radar Private #2

Michael Milhoan

Michael Milhoan

Army Commander

Peter Firth

Peter Firth

West Virginia Captain

Tom Sizemore

Tom Sizemore

Earl

No photo

Marco Gould

Pop-Up Sailor

Andrew Bryniarski

Andrew Bryniarski

Boxer Joe

Nicholas Downs

Nicholas Downs

Terrified Sailor

Tim Choate

Tim Choate

Navy Doctor

John Diehl

John Diehl

Senior Doctor

Joseph Patrick Kelly

Joseph Patrick Kelly

Medic

Ron Harper

Ron Harper

Minister

Ted McGinley

Ted McGinley

Army Corps Major

Madison Mason

Madison Mason

Hornet Admiral

Kim Coates

Kim Coates

Jack Richards

No photo

Andrew Baley

Hornet Radio OP

Glenn Morshower

Glenn Morshower

Admiral Halsey

Paul Francis

Paul Francis

Doolittle Co-Pilot

Scott Wiper

Scott Wiper

Gunner

Eric Christian Olsen

Eric Christian Olsen

Gunner

No photo

Rod Biermann

Navigator

No photo

Noriaki Kamata

Japanese Soldier

Garret Sato

Garret Sato

Japanese Soldier

Eiji Inoue

Eiji Inoue

Japanese Soldier

Precious Chong

Precious Chong

Nursing Supervisor

Jeff Wadlow

Jeff Wadlow

Next Guy in Line

No photo

Will Gill Jr.

Train Conductor

Seth Sakai

Seth Sakai

Japanese Tourist

Curtis Andersen

Curtis Andersen

Eighteen-Year-Old Typist

No photo

Blaine Pate

Orderly in Aftermath

John Pyper-Ferguson

John Pyper-Ferguson

Naval Officer in Hospital

Michael Shamus Wiles

Michael Shamus Wiles

Hornet Captain

No photo

Brett Pedigo

Next Guy in Line #2

No photo

Toru Tanaka Jr.

Samoan Bouncer

Sean Gunn

Sean Gunn

Traction Sailor

Josh Ackerman

Josh Ackerman

Wounded Sailor #1

No photo

Matt Casper

Wounded Sailor #2

David Kaufman

David Kaufman

Young Nervous Doctor

Lindsey Ginter

Lindsey Ginter

Captain Low

No photo

Joshua Aaron Gulledge

Buster

Guy Torry

Guy Torry

Teeny Mayfield

Leland Orser

Leland Orser

Major Jackson

Peter James Smith

Peter James Smith

Mission listener

No photo

Mark Noon

Medic

Pat Healy

Pat Healy

News Reel Guy

Thomas Wilson Brown

Thomas Wilson Brown

Young Flier

Chad Morgan

Chad Morgan

Pearl Harbor Nurse

James Saito

James Saito

Japanese Aide #1

Angel Sing

Angel Sing

Japanese Aide #2

Tak Kubota

Tak Kubota

Japanese Aide #3

Robert Jayne

Robert Jayne

Sunburnt Sailor

Vic Chao

Vic Chao

Japanese Doctor

No photo

Michael Gradilone

Screaming Sailor

Frederick Koehler

Frederick Koehler

Wounded Sailor #3

No photo

John Padget

Hospital Chaplain

Ben Easter

Ben Easter

Baja Sailor #1

Cory Tucker

Cory Tucker

Baja Sailor #2

Abe Sylvia

Abe Sylvia

Baja Sailor #4

No photo

Jason Liggett

Baja Sailor #5

No photo

Mark Panasuk

Baja Sailor #6

Bret Roberts

Bret Roberts

Baja Sailor #7

No photo

John Howry

Lieutenant in Boat

Rufus Dorsey

Rufus Dorsey

Dorie's Friend

No photo

Patrice Martinez

French Fisherman

No photo

Rodney Bursiel

Sailor with Dog

No photo

Rob McCabe

Rescue Sailor

No photo

Brandon Lozano

Baby Danny

No photo

Seiki Moriguchi

Communications Officer

No photo

Brian D. Falk

Helmsman #1

No photo

Estevan Gonzalo

Bombing Sailor

No photo

Christopher Stroop

Helmsman #2

Sean Faris

Sean Faris

Danny's Gunner

No photo

Vincent J. Inghilterra

Preacher

Nicholas Farrell

Nicholas Farrell

RAF Squadron Leader

Tony Curran

Tony Curran

Ian

Will Bowden

Will Bowden

Pilot #1

Benjamin Farry

Benjamin Farry

Pilot #2

Daniel Mays

Daniel Mays

Pilot #3

Toshi Toda

Toshi Toda

Dentist

Jaymee Ong

Jaymee Ong

Dental Assistant

Lisa Ross

Lisa Ross

Nurse (uncredited)

Max Thayer

Max Thayer

(uncredited)

Camille Carida

Camille Carida

Nurse (uncredited)

Tanya Dempsey

Tanya Dempsey

Nurse (uncredited)

Frieda Jane

Frieda Jane

Nurse (uncredited)

No photo

Kathleen Mullan

Stearn Nurse (uncredited)

No photo

Lin Oeding

Japanese Sailor (uncredited)

Barbara Scolaro

Barbara Scolaro

Josephine Doolittle (uncredited)

No photo

Melissa Anne Young

Nurse (uncredited)

No photo

Scott Levy

Sergeant (uncredited)

No photo

J Michael Briggs

Injured Marine (uncredited)

Original Soundtrack

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John Chard

John Chard

2014-09-25

⭐ 5

OK! Lets not beat around the bush, it's historically suspicious, badly written, badly cast and clearly an hour too long. A splendid "support cast" are wasted as Michael Bay and his production team think they can produce some sort of Titanic of the Skies like epic and fail in their objective. By the time of the brilliantly constructed assault by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor, and "it is" exhilarating and edge of the seat heart pounding, you are left with the feeling that all the main characters in the piece are not really worth our emotional investment. It's not an outright stinker, situation…

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2022-07-01

⭐ 6

After about half an hour, I started to wonder if this film was going to take as long to get going as a pearl takes to form in an oyster! It's a close run thing, as it must be around eighty minutes in before the Japanese come to the rescue of the audience and introduce some action into this over-long and dreary romance. Certainly it is all handsomely presented with Ben Affleck ("Rafe") at his most swarthy as he gets it to together with "Evelyn" (Kate Beckinsale). Having put us through the usual "how to get the girl" shenanigans, though, he heads off to the UK to help in the Battle of Britain. I…

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Wuchak

Wuchak

2023-01-30

⭐ 9

**_A fine drama/romance combined with great war action_** "Pearl Harbor" (2001) is a Titanic-ized version of the tragic events of Pearl Harbor—a fabricated drama/romance hooking the viewer into the deceitful attack of December 7, 1941. It's 85 minutes before the attack occurs so the drama/romance and build-up to the infamous day BETTER be good, and it is. It's believable too (except maybe for the premature sex scene, which inaccurately transfers modern morals to the early '40s). This first act successfully brings us back to the era of the early '40s and sets the stage for the attack. I d…

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RalphRahal

2025-02-18

⭐ 6

Pearl Harbor is one of those movies that gets a lot of hate, but honestly, I don’t think it deserves all of it. People go in expecting a war film and get a romance drama instead, which seems to be where most of the criticism comes from. The plot focuses more on a love triangle than the historical attack itself, and while that might not be what everyone wanted, it was clearly the film’s intention. If you can accept that it's a romantic drama set against a war backdrop, rather than a war film with romance sprinkled in, then you might appreciate it for what it is. Michael Bay’s direction is ex…

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GenerationofSwine

GenerationofSwine

2026-03-01

⭐ 1

I think the best review on this was "An American love triangle interrupted by a bombing" or something along those lines and that pretty much sums it up. The action is pretty cool, but... that's all you get.

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