Geostorm
2017 1h 49m movie Film Hong Kong

Geostorm

“Some things were never meant to be controlled.”

Synopsis

“Some things were never meant to be controlled.”

After an unprecedented series of natural disasters threatened the planet, the world's leaders came together to create an intricate network of satellites to control the global climate and keep everyone safe. But now, something has gone wrong: the system built to protect Earth is attacking it, and it becomes a race against the clock to uncover the real threat before a worldwide geostorm wipes out everything and everyone along with it.

The 2016–2018 Hong Kong Window

45 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Geostorm sits at position #26.

  1. Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days
    #1

    Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days

    ★ 8.2 · 2018

  2. Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds
    #2

    Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds

    ★ 8.1 · 2017

  3. Still Human
    #3

    Still Human

    ★ 7.9 · 2018

  4. Cook Up a Storm
    #4

    Cook Up a Storm

    ★ 7.5 · 2017

  5. Trivisa
    #5

    Trivisa

    ★ 7.2 · 2016

  6. Bounty Hunters
    #6

    Bounty Hunters

    ★ 7.2 · 2016

  7. Patriots Day
    #7

    Patriots Day

    ★ 7.0 · 2016

  8. Robbery
    #8

    Robbery

    ★ 7.0 · 2016

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Geostorm. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 2010s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Geostorm premiered. 166 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$120.0M
Budget
$221.6M
Revenue
$101.6M
Net Profit
1.8×
Return Ratio

At a 1h 49m runtime, production spent $1.1M per minute on screen and earned $2.0M per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

6.1
TMDB Rating
4,441
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #507 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (39th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #334 of 516 (top 65%).

Production Details

Primary Country Hong Kong
All Production Countries Canada, Hong Kong, United States of America
Original Language En
Production Companies Twisted Media, Skydance, RatPac Entertainment, Electric Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures
Runtime 1h 49m
Release Date October 12, 2017
IMDb tt1981128
Official Site www.warnerbros.com

Themes & Motifs

  • future
  • artificial intelligence (a.i.)
  • weather manipulation
  • end of the world
  • murder
  • space
  • conspiracy
  • disaster
  • apocalypse
  • storm
  • space station
  • space shuttle
  • catastrophe
  • disaster movie
  • global threat
  • environmental disaster

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