as Dr. Joshua Keyes, the geophysicist who first discovers the crisis.

The team must drill through the Earth's crust and mantle to reach the core and detonate nuclear warheads to "jump-start" its rotation. Cast and Characters

as Dr. Ed "Braz" Brazzelton, the brilliant inventor of the Virgil .

Directed by Jon Amiel, The Core follows a catastrophic premise: the Earth's inner core has stopped rotating. This stagnation causes the planet's protective electromagnetic field to deteriorate, leading to bizarre global disasters.

Upon its release, The Core was largely panned by critics for its scientific inaccuracies, ultimately failing to recoup its $85 million production budget at the box office. The Core | Rotten Tomatoes

as Dr. Conrad Zimsky, an egocentric celebrity scientist.

Despite its mixed critical reception, the film features a high-caliber cast:

as "Rat," a world-class hacker recruited to control information flow on the surface. Critical Reception and Cult Status