After Earth is a 2013 American post-apocalyptic action film directed by M. Night Shyamalan, who co-wrote it with Gary Whitta, based on an original story idea by Will Smith. It is the second film after The Pursuit of Happyness that stars real-life father and son Will and Jaden Smith; Will Smith also produced via his company Overbrook Entertainment, and the distribution was by Columbia Pictures. The film was co-produced by John Rusk, who was also the 1st Assistant Director on this film as well as on many other Shyamalan's films. The film takes place in the 31st century, when the Earth has long been abandoned and humans have been in conflict with a mysterious alien race. It tells the story of a high-ranking general in the peacekeeping organization Ranger Corps and his son, who, after an incident during a spaceflight, find themselves fighting for survival on a hostile planet. The film was released in IMAX on May 31, 2013.
| Director | M. Night Shyamalan |
| Produced by | Caleeb Pinkett, Jada Pinkett Smith, Will Smith, James Lassiter, M. Night Shyamalan |
| Screenplay by | Gary Whitta, M. Night Shyamalan |
| Story by | Will Smith |
| Starring | Jaden Smith, Will Smith |
| Music | James Newton Howard |
| Cinematography | Peter Suschitzky |
| Edited by | Steven Rosenblum |
| Production, company | Columbia Pictures, Overbrook Entertainment, Blinding Edge Pictures, Relativity Media |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| Released | May 1, 2013 (Tokyo), May 31, 2013 (United States) |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $130 million |
| Box office | $243.8 million |
| Netflix ID | 70263889 |
One millennium after humanity escaped from Earth to create life on Nova Prime, a father and son who take a journey to repair their relationship accidentally crash back onto Earth. The two must work together to signal for help before they perish.
The film was written, produced, and directed by M Night Shyamalan. The movie is the first in M. Night Shyamalan's career where he does not make a cameo appearance.
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Latest information about After Earth updated on July 28 2021.
