The Noah's Ark Principle

The Noah's Ark Principle

Directed by Roland Emmerich

Produced by Centropolis Film Productions, Maran Film

1984100 min5.0 / 10

A Cold War-era techno-thriller about an astronaut caught in geopolitical intrigue aboard a weather-control space station, where trust is weaponized and global catastrophe looms.

The year is 1997, and World Peace seems to have come, with most classic weapons of mass destruction having been abandoned. However, orbiting the Earth there is the European/American space station FLORIDA ARKLAB, capable of controlling the weather at any location on the planet underneath. A civil project by nature, it might be abused as an offensive weapon, since it could deliver devastation to any potential adversary simply by creating natural disasters such as storms and floods. No wonder the space station soon becomes the central point in rising political tensions between East and West, next stop World War 3 (as indicated by the tagline "The end of our future has already begun"). We follow the main protagonist Billy Hayes, an astronaut aboard the station, as he wades through a plot of secrecy and sabotage trying to tell friend from foe in the process.

Questions people ask

  • Does The Noah's Ark Principle end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is The Noah's Ark Principle scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

  • Is The Noah's Ark Principle easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is The Noah's Ark Principle sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Noah's Ark Principle violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity51

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Surprise4

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Love5

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