A Sound of Thunder (2005): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot
A Sound of Thunder is a 2005 action thriller directed by Peter Hyams, starring Ben Kingsley, Edward Burns and Catherine McCormack. It runs 1 hour 50 minutes and earned $11.7 million worldwide on a $80 million budget. Critics gave it 6% on Rotten Tomatoes and 24 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 4.2/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 50m (110 min)
- Director
- Peter Hyams
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Budget
- $80M
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is A Sound of Thunder About?
The premise of A Sound of Thunder without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Time travel is now a privilege for the wealthy, and a group journeys back to the prehistoric era. However, a seemingly small alteration to the past has devastating consequences, triggering a chain reaction that threatens to rewrite the present and unravel the timeline. The expedition must grapple with the repercussions of their actions as the fabric of reality begins to distort.
A Sound of Thunder Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- time travel
- time machine
- butterfly
- dinosaur
- based on short story
- evolution
- footprint
- giant bat
- panic
- hallucination
- safari
- scientist
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- alternate reality
- tyrannosaurus rex
- future
- laboratory
- portal
- mutant
- race against time
- super computer
- monster
- self sacrifice
- hologram
- chicago illinois
- hunting trip
- artificial intelligence
- apocalypse
- assault rifle
- extinction
- jammed gun
- reference to heisenberg's uncertainty principle
- swarm of beetles
- time wave
- attacked by a plant
- herd of monsters
- animal attack
- thorn
- repeated scene
- prehistory
- creature feature
- female scientist
- suicide by shooting oneself in the head
- particle accelerator
- the future
- hunter
- past
- dinosaur attack
- plant
- forest
- woods
A Sound of Thunder Cast
Ben Kingsley leads the cast, with Edward Burns and Catherine McCormack. Directed by Peter Hyams.
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Director Peter Hyams
A Sound of Thunder Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave A Sound of Thunder 6% on Rotten Tomatoes and 24 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 4.2/10.
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IMDb 4.2 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 6% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 18%
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Metacritic 24 Metascore
User score 4.6
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TMDB 49% User score
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A Sound of Thunder Plot Summary
What happens in A Sound of Thunder from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In the year 2055, the Chicago-based Time Safari company provides the affluent elite with an extraordinary opportunity: to experience the thrill of hunting dinosaurs in the past through cutting-edge time travel technology. To mitigate the risks of altering history, this innovative company targets only those dinosaurs destined to die from natural causes and enforces strict regulations to keep clients on their designated paths. However, Sonia Rand, the brains behind the time machine software known as “TAMI,” is deeply troubled by the potential repercussions of their operations. Feeling overshadowed and underappreciated, she voices her concerns about clients possibly tampering with history.
Full summary
The whole story of A Sound of Thunder, scene by scene
A Sound of Thunder Box Office & Budget
A Sound of Thunder grossed $11.7 million worldwide on a $80 million budget, 15% of what it cost. $1.9 million came from the US and Canada and $9.8 million (84%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$11.7M
15% of its budget back
- US & Canada
- $1.9M
- International
- $9.8M
- Budget
- $80M
A Sound of Thunder Trailers & Videos
The trailer of A Sound of Thunder.
How Well Do You Know A Sound of Thunder?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Cars in A Sound of Thunder
4 cars on screen, including the unknown and the unknown.
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A Sound of Thunder Also Known As
26 alternative titles, including “El sonido del trueno” and “Zvuk grmljavine”.
- Also known as
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- El sonido del trueno
- Zvuk grmljavine
- Vanatoare fatala
- Zvok grmenja
- El Cazador de Dinosaurios
- Âm Thanh Sấm Sét
- І пролунав грім
- Гуркіт грому
- І гримнув грім
- Un Coup de tonnerre
- И грянул гром
- Il risveglio del tuono
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- O Som do Trovão
- I uderzył grom
- אפקט הרעם
- Yıldırım Hızı
- Lovci dinosaurů
- Mennydörgő robaj
- Скок във времето
- 타임코드
- آوای تندر
- Lovci dinosaurov
- 一声惊雷
- サウンド・オブ・サンダー
- 2054 เจาะไดโนเสาร์โลกล้านปี
- Vânătoare fatală
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A Sound of Thunder FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings and post-credit scenes of A Sound of Thunder, each answered in a sentence.
How long is A Sound of Thunder?
A Sound of Thunder runs 1 hour 50 minutes (110 minutes).
When was A Sound of Thunder released?
A Sound of Thunder was released on September 2, 2005.
Who directed A Sound of Thunder?
A Sound of Thunder was directed by Peter Hyams.
More films by Peter Hyams Who is in the cast of A Sound of Thunder?
A Sound of Thunder stars Ben Kingsley, Edward Burns and Catherine McCormack.
How much did A Sound of Thunder make at the box office?
A Sound of Thunder grossed $11.7 million worldwide ($1.9 million domestic, $9.8 million international) on a budget of $80 million.
How is A Sound of Thunder rated?
A Sound of Thunder has 4.2/10 on IMDb, 6% on Rotten Tomatoes, 24 on Metacritic and 49% on TMDB.
Does A Sound of Thunder have a post-credit scene?
No. A Sound of Thunder has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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