Angelina Jolie, Ling Bai, Giovanni Ribisi

After New York City receives a series of attacks from giant flying robots, a reporter teams up with a pilot in search of their origin, as well as the reason for the disappearances of famous scientists...( read more  read more... ) around the world.

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72% liked it

197 critics

PG, 106 min.

Directed by: Kerry Conran

Release Date: September 17, 2004

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DVD Release Date: January 25, 2005

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  • August 23, 2009
    "Sky Captain" Jude Law and gal reporter Gwyneth Paltrow pursue a mad scientist in this sprawling adventure set in an anachronistic 1930s where zeppelins exists side-by-side with ray guns and giant robots. The mix of Art Deco and CGI is stunning, but one wishes the creators had p...( read more)aid as much attention to the ridiculous and confusing script as they did the visuals, and cast a more inspiring hero than laid-back Law (who is constantly and embarrassingly overshadowed by Paltrow).
  • November 18, 2008
    Nothing in this movie is real but the actors. Taking a similar approach like "Sin City" this one isn't a dark detective thriller but an extremely entertaining homage to B-adventure and -sci-fi-movies of the 30s. Even the camera work and editing is mirroring that attempt, which mi...( read more)ght be a bit odd in the beginning for modern viewers, but has its very own charm. So the film takes all the elements of said movies: giant robots, mad scientists, valleys hiding forgotten kingdoms, secret islands with dinosaurs and rocket launch bases, and creates the funnest adventure Indiana Jones never had. Surely, none of the big names of the cast (Law! Paltrow! Jolie!) has live up their acting potential here, and some of the dialoges pretty much follow the standards of action movies. But the movie doesn't take itself too serious, the effects are great and gorgeous to look at and there is pretty much non-stop action. It's just a fun ride. Sadly, the big audience missed out on this highlight of the genre.
  • July 28, 2008
    A decent attempt at something different. An ok story line and plenty of action. It has a similar visual style as Sin City with nearly all CGI backgrounds and environments but tweaked slightly to give a comic book feel to it. Well worth checking out if you have missed it so far.
  • June 26, 2008
    Beautiful scenery and sets. No point in the movie though
  • June 10, 2008
    Looks amazing. Liked the comic look it has. Angelina... damn she's hot.
  • November 17, 2009
    i feel like im watching film noir movie into the action and scifi flick and with also i feel like im watch to "pearl harbor" to me lol. i would like to see more of angelina jolie but she there about an hour. so nice starring with gwyneth paltrow and with jude law too.
  • November 16, 2009
    One of my favorite blends of genres. It's able to handle the combination of noir/fantasy/sci-fi quite flawlessly. The effects are just perfect for this and it was clearly researched and developed. The acting is wonderful, I loved the stylized nature of it. Jude Law gave such a ch...( read more)arming and enjoyable character that was able to play along with the audience. It has all of those elements of the 30's with this warped fantastical feel added along.
  • November 4, 2009
    Visually breathtaking but the plot was goofy and the acting was so stylized, it seemed fake and not believable at all. Still, it's worth checking out the visuals.
  • November 1, 2009
    I give them credit for making something that looks like nothing else. But you know what else looks like nothing else? My poop. (It must be the food coloring.)
  • October 22, 2009
    The only one I like was Angelina, of course...

Critic Reviews


May 4, 2005
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness

The epitome of CGI's best and worst attributes. full review

September 18, 2004
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

Ultimately seems more like a fancy mechanical toy than a work of art we can warm up to. full review

September 17, 2004
Claudia Puig, USA Today

A clever parlor trick but a dull movie. full review

September 17, 2004
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

Marvelous fun to watch. full review

September 17, 2004
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

Half of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow is a film of breathtaking vision and craftsmanship, a work of art that both summarizes the early history of cinema and takes it brilliantly, shimmeringly ... full review

September 17, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

It's like a film that escaped from the imagination directly onto the screen, without having to pass through reality along the way. full review

September 17, 2004
Ty Burr, Boston Globe

The only thing keeping it from greatness is a good story. full review

September 16, 2004
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

It's a gimmick, it's not a movie. full review

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  • linaresulloa
    April 27, 2007
    This is one of the best movies I've ever seen!!!!!

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