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After Earth

Genre
Sci-Fi
Rating
PG-13
Released
31 May, 2013
After Earth

After Earth is a 2013 American post-apocalyptic action film directed by M. Night Shyamalan, who co-wrote it with Gary Whitta, based on an original story idea by Will Smith. It is the second film after The Pursuit of Happyness that stars real-life father and son Will and Jaden Smith; Will Smith also produced via his company Overbrook Entertainment, and the distribution was by Columbia Pictures. The film was co-produced by John Rusk, who was also the 1st Assistant Director on this film as well as on many other Shyamalan's films. The film takes place in the 31st century, when the Earth has long been abandoned and humans have been in conflict with a mysterious alien race. It tells the story of a high-ranking general in the peacekeeping organization Ranger Corps and his son, who, after an incident during a spaceflight, find themselves fighting for survival on a hostile planet. The film was released in IMAX on May 31, 2013.

Director M. Night Shyamalan
Produced by Caleeb Pinkett, Jada Pinkett Smith, Will Smith, James Lassiter, M. Night Shyamalan
Screenplay by Gary Whitta, M. Night Shyamalan
Story by Will Smith
Starring Jaden Smith, Will Smith
Music James Newton Howard
Cinematography Peter Suschitzky
Edited by Steven Rosenblum
Production, company Columbia Pictures, Overbrook Entertainment, Blinding Edge Pictures, Relativity Media
Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing
Released May 1, 2013 (Tokyo), May 31, 2013 (United States)
Running time 100 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $130 million
Box office $243.8 million
Netflix ID 70263889

About After Earth

One millennium after humanity escaped from Earth to create life on Nova Prime, a father and son who take a journey to repair their relationship accidentally crash back onto Earth. The two must work together to signal for help before they perish.

Achievement of After Earth

The film was written, produced, and directed by M Night Shyamalan. The movie is the first in M. Night Shyamalan's career where he does not make a cameo appearance. 

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Latest information about After Earth updated on July 28 2021.