Deep Impact

1998 · Directed by Mimi Leder

A seven-mile-wide space rock is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to obliterate the planet. Now, it's up to the president of the United States to save the world. He appoints a tough-as-nails veteran astronaut to lead a joint American-Russian crew into space to destroy the comet before impact. Meanwhile, an enterprising reporter uses her smarts to uncover the scoop of the century.

drama sci-fi thriller

Cast: Morgan Freeman, Leelee Sobieski, Robert Duvall, Téa Leoni, Jon Favreau, Richard Schiff, Elijah Wood, James Cromwell, Ron Eldard, Dougray Scott

Rating: 6.191/10 from 2,512 votes