Pearl Harbor (film)

Pearl Harbor
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Michael Bay
Written by	Randall Wallace
Produced by	Jerry Bruckheimer Michael Bay
Starring	Ben Affleck Josh Hartnett Kate Beckinsale Cuba Gooding Jr. Tom Sizemore Jon Voight Colm Feore Alec Baldwin
Cinematography	John Schwartzman
Edited by	Chris Lebenzon Mark Goldblatt Steven Rosenblum Roger Barton
Music by	Hans Zimmer
Production companies	Touchstone Pictures Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release dates	May 21, 2001 (2001-05-21) (Pearl Harbor, Hawaii) May 25, 2001 (2001-05-25) (Mainland United States)
Running time	183 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Languages	English Japanese
Budget	$140 million[2][3]
Box office	$449.2 million[2]

Pearl Harbor is a 2001 American romantic war drama film directed by Michael Bay, produced by Bay and Jerry Bruckheimer and written by Randall Wallace. It stars Ben Affleck, Kate Beckinsale, Josh Hartnett, Cuba Gooding Jr., Tom Sizemore, Jon Voight, Colm Feore, and Alec Baldwin. The film features a heavily fictionalized version of the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941, focusing on a love story set amidst the lead up to the attack, its aftermath, and the Doolittle Raid.

The film was a box office success, grossing $59 million in its opening weekend and $449.2 million worldwide, becoming the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2001,^[2] but received negative reviews from critics, who criticized the story, long runtime, screenplay and dialogue, pacing, performances and historical inaccuracies, although the visual effects and Hans Zimmer's score were praised. It was nominated for four Academy Awards, winning in the category of Best Sound Editing. It was also nominated for six Golden Raspberry Awards, including Worst Picture.