TMDB19791h 47mScience Fiction / Thriller / Action

Meteor

Name: Meteor
Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller, Action
Released: 1979-10-19
Duration: 107 min

It's five miles wide... it's coming at 30,000 m.p.h... there's no place on Earth to hide!

After a collision with a comet, a nearly 8km wide piece of the asteroid "Orpheus" is heading towards Earth. If it hits, it will cause an incredible catastrophe that will probably extinguish mankind. To stop the meteor, NASA wants to use the illegal nuclear weapon satellite "Hercules," but discovers soon that it doesn't have enough firepower. Their only chance to save the world is to join forces with the USSR, which has also launched such an illegal satellite. But will both governments agree?

TMDB audience score

Based on 183 votes

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Meteor at a glance

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Runtime

Standard length · 1h 47m

At 1h 47m it sits between 90 minutes and two hours.

Genres

Science Fiction · Thriller · Action

TMDB files it under science fiction, thriller, and action.

UK availability

2 free · 3 to rent · 3 to buy

Not listed on a subscription service. Free or ad-supported on JustWatch TV and YouTube Free. Listed to rent from 3 stores. Listed to buy from 3 stores.

TMDB audience score

5.2 / 10 on TMDB

TMDB users rate it 5.2 out of 10 across 183 votes, a mixed audience score. That is a moderate sample of voters.