Film

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow 2004

Directed by Kerry Conran

  • Science Fiction, Adventure
  • 107 min
  • PG

Who will save us?

When gigantic robots attack New York City, "Sky Captain" uses his private air force to fight them off. His ex-girlfriend, reporter Polly Perkins, has been investigating the recent disappearance of prominent scientists. Suspecting a link between the global robot attacks and missing men, Sky Captain and Polly decide to work together. They fly to the Himalayas in pursuit of the mysterious Dr. Totenkopf, the mastermind behind the robots.

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Character

Unpretentious, epic, resolved and nostalgic.

  • unpretentiousprestige
  • intimateepic
  • resolvedopen-ended
  • contemporarynostalgic
  • effortlessdemanding

Who loves it, who doesn't

The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: loved by 1The Prestige Hunter: disliked by 11 / 1The EmpathThe Empath: disliked by 20 / 2The FormalistThe Formalist: disliked by 20 / 2The Genre DevoteeThe Genre Devotee: loved by 11The CartographerThe Cartographer: loved by 11The IronistThe Ironist: disliked by 10 / 1The Thrill ChaserThe Thrill Chaser: disliked by 10 / 1The ProvocateurThe Provocateur: disliked by 10 / 1loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

18 profiled raters. Loved most by The Genre Devotees; disliked most by The Empaths.

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  • “Is the nostalgia doing the heavy lifting?”

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  • “Is Jude Law the best thing in Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow?”

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