Arthur Curry, the human-born heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, goes on a quest to prevent a war between the worlds of ocean and land.Arthur Curry, the human-born heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, goes on a quest to prevent a war between the worlds of ocean and land.Arthur Curry, the human-born heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, goes on a quest to prevent a war between the worlds of ocean and land.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 36 nominations
How Jason Momoa Pushed the Envelope With 'Aquaman'
How Jason Momoa Pushed the Envelope With 'Aquaman'
From the stunts to the visuals and working with Nicole Kidman, the stars of Aquaman share what they loved most about working on DC's newest superhero movie.
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Did you know
- TriviaJason Momoa specifically requested Temuera Morrison, one of Momoa's acting idols, for the role of Arthur's father Tom Curry.
- GoofsAquaman enters the submarine by hitting a hatch cover so hard it falls down the hole. Since the hatch is a smaller diameter than its cover, this would only be possible by deforming the metal, but both hatch & cover remain relatively undamaged.
- Quotes
Queen Atlanna: I am Atlanna, Queen of Atlantis.
Thomas Curry: I am Thomas, Keeper of Lighthouse.
- Crazy creditsSPOILER: There is a scene in the closing credits: Black Manta is rescued by Dr Stephen Shin.
- Alternate versionsThe UK theatrical version was cut to remove bloody detail to secure a 12A rating. That version was also used for the home media release.
- ConnectionsEdited into Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)
- SoundtracksStingray
Written by Barry Gray
Featured review
The whole movie felt loud and relentless and so long
There was embarrassing writing, embarrassing acting, and listening to Amber Heard trying to deliver this terrible dialogue with zero inflection was exhausting. Why does half of the population of Atlantis sound like they're from California? The dialogue was never more than cliche with a predictable plot. The "advanced ancient civilization hidden away from the world" trope is already old. There was so much CGI that none of the action ever felt impressive or tense or real. Any time someone said "Ocean Master" with a straight face I wanted to laugh.
This would've been the perfect movie to not take itself too seriously, go for a more lighthearted and irreverent tone like Thor Ragnarok, but they just try so hard. It has none of the superhero charm that Marvel manages to carry over from the comics and thus you have one very long boring slog.
How many scenes did we need where a quiet moment was interrupted by an exploding wall that didn't hurt anybody? I counted three or four. Also, that paint-by-numbers forced romance - "Wow there was a surprise and now we're accidentally holding hands", "Wow there was an explosion or something and I grabbed you " - give me a break. And whoever put together the soundtrack for this film should be summarily executed.
This would've been the perfect movie to not take itself too seriously, go for a more lighthearted and irreverent tone like Thor Ragnarok, but they just try so hard. It has none of the superhero charm that Marvel manages to carry over from the comics and thus you have one very long boring slog.
How many scenes did we need where a quiet moment was interrupted by an exploding wall that didn't hurt anybody? I counted three or four. Also, that paint-by-numbers forced romance - "Wow there was a surprise and now we're accidentally holding hands", "Wow there was an explosion or something and I grabbed you " - give me a break. And whoever put together the soundtrack for this film should be summarily executed.
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- AlsExGal
- Jan 4, 2019
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Ahab
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $160,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $335,104,314
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $67,873,522
- Dec 23, 2018
- Gross worldwide
- $1,152,028,393
- Runtime2 hours 23 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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