Best Movies Guide: Why Battleship Still Matters

Battleship (2012) — an evergreen reference for this movie: the essentials, the cast, where to watch and what to watch next. The battle for Earth begins at sea.

Where to watch

TMDB's U.S. watch-provider data lists Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads. Availability changes by country and date, so check your streaming app before watching.

Cast

Taylor Kitsch as Lieutenant Alex Hopper; Alexander Skarsgård as Commander Stone Hopper; Rihanna as Petty Officer Cora 'Weps' Raikes; Brooklyn Decker as Sam; Tadanobu Asano as Captain Yugi Nagata; Hamish Linklater as Cal Zapata; Liam Neeson as Admiral Shane; Peter MacNicol as Secretary of Defense

About Battleship

When mankind beams a radio signal into space, a reply comes from ‘Planet G’, in the form of several alien crafts that splash down in the waters off Hawaii. Lieutenant Alex Hopper is a weapons officer assigned to the USS John Paul Jones, part of an international naval coalition which becomes the world's last hope for survival as they engage the hostile alien force of unimaginable strength. While taking on the invaders, Hopper must also try to live up to the potential that his brother, and his fiancée's father—an Admiral—expect of him.

More like Battleship

• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
• Push
• Ender's Game
• Pearl Harbor
• Oblivion
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• Babylon 5: Thirdspace
• Moonraker

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