Millennium (1989): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot
Millennium is a 1989 sci-fi thriller directed by Michael Anderson, starring Kris Kristofferson, Maury Chaykin and Lawrence Dane. It runs 1 hour 48 minutes and earned $5.8 million worldwide. Critics gave it 11% on Rotten Tomatoes and 26 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 5.7/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 48m (108 min)
- Director
- Michael Anderson
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Twentieth Century Fox
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Millennium About?
The premise of Millennium without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Following a devastating collision between two jetliners, investigator Bill Smith begins to unravel a complex conspiracy. As he investigates, he discovers a disturbing connection to a series of seemingly unrelated events, suggesting a plot that reaches beyond simple accident. Smith must confront a dangerous truth that challenges his understanding of reality and threatens to expose a hidden agenda.
Millennium Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- time travel
- disaster
- airplane crash
- air crash investigation
- woman wears only a man's shirt
- the future
- airplane
- future earth
- pilot
- cigarette smoking
- robot
- investigation
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- scientist
- based on short story
- independent film
- aircraft cockpit
- futuristic technology
- low budget sci fi movie
- crying man
- commercial air travel
- warrior
- 1989
- demanding an explanation
- searching for the truth
- learning the truth
- not thinking things through
- the truth
- investigator
- future
- passenger
- female warrior
- running
- time paradox
- year 1963
- mass destruction
- lack of sleep
- electrocution
- airplane collision
- collision
- surviving a crash
- unconsciousness
- knocked unconscious
- abduction
- black box recorder
- destruction
- dark future
- distant future
- changing the future
- hotel room
- hotel
Millennium Cast
Kris Kristofferson leads the cast, with Maury Chaykin and Lawrence Dane. Directed by Michael Anderson; 10 actors are credited in all.
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Director Michael Anderson
Also Starring in Millennium
· 6 moreMore from Michael Anderson
More films directed by Michael Anderson, best-rated first: Around the World in 80 Days, Operation Crossbow, Logan's Run and Orca.
Millennium Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Millennium 11% on Rotten Tomatoes and 26 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 5.7/10.
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IMDb 5.7 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 11% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 31%
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Metacritic 26 Metascore
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TMDB 54% User score
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Millennium Plot Summary
What happens in Millennium from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
A U.S. passenger airliner finds itself on the brink of disaster in 1989, as it faces an imminent collision with another aircraft attempting to land. As the pilot attempts to maintain control of the aircraft, the flight engineer rushes into the cockpit, panic-stricken, exclaiming, “They’re dead! All of them! They’re burned up!” This shocking announcement propels the narrative into a complex investigation led by Bill Smith, a dedicated investigator from the National Transportation Safety Board. His task is to uncover whether mechanical failures or pilot errors contributed to the tragic crash of both planes.
Full summary
The whole story of Millennium, scene by scene
Millennium Box Office
Millennium grossed $5.8 million worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$5.8M
- US & Canada
- $5.8M
Millennium Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Millennium.
How Well Do You Know Millennium?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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What was the main task of Bill Smith in the film?
Cars in Millennium
14 cars on screen, including the 1989 Cadillac Allanté and the 1986 Ford Ranger.
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1989 Cadillac Allanté Important role -
1986 Ford Ranger Minor role -
1979 Toyota Celica Supra Mk.I Minor role -
Case Background role
Millennium Also Known As
10 alternative titles, including “Entführung in die Zukunft” and “Μιλλένιουμ”.
- Also known as
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- Entführung in die Zukunft
- Μιλλένιουμ
- Millennium - Die 4. Dimension
- Тысячелетие
- Milénio
- Millennium - Guardiões do Futuro
- Хилядолетие
- Millenium
- 拦截时光隧道
- 4차원 도시
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Movies Like Millennium
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including The Mill, Alien Nation: Millennium and Y2K.
Millennium FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings and post-credit scenes of Millennium, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Millennium?
Millennium runs 1 hour 48 minutes (108 minutes).
When was Millennium released?
Millennium was released on August 25, 1989.
Who directed Millennium?
Millennium was directed by Michael Anderson.
More films by Michael Anderson Who is in the cast of Millennium?
Millennium stars Kris Kristofferson, Maury Chaykin and Lawrence Dane, among 10 credited actors.
How much did Millennium make at the box office?
Millennium grossed $5.8 million worldwide.
How is Millennium rated?
Millennium has 5.7/10 on IMDb, 11% on Rotten Tomatoes, 26 on Metacritic and 54% on TMDB.
Does Millennium have a post-credit scene?
No. Millennium has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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