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A Sound of Thunder

A Sound of Thunder

Some rules should never be broken.

20054.81h 41m

Overview

When a hunter sent back to the prehistoric era runs off the path he must not leave, he causes a chain reaction that alters history in disastrous ways.

Directed by Peter Hyams
Written by Joshua Oppenheimer, Thomas Dean Donnelly, Gregory Poirier
Produced by Moshe Diamant, Karen Elise Baldwin
Box OfficeBudget: $80.0MRevenue: $11.7M

Top Cast

Edward Burns

Edward Burns

Travis Ryer

Catherine McCormack

Catherine McCormack

Sonia Rand

Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley

Charles Hatton

William Armstrong

William Armstrong

Ted Eckles

Jemima Rooper

Jemima Rooper

Jenny Krase

David Oyelowo

David Oyelowo

Marcus Payne

Corey Johnson

Corey Johnson

Christian Middleton

August Zirner

August Zirner

Clay Derris

Wilfried Hochholdinger

Wilfried Hochholdinger

Dr. Lucas

Heike Makatsch

Heike Makatsch

Alicia Wallenbeck

Themes & Keywords

dying and deathfuturehuntertechnologytime traveltime machineromancecloningdinosaurscientistbased on short storyalternative realityalternate timelinechanging the past or futureallosaurusbutterfly effectevil scientist2050s

About A Sound of Thunder

A Sound of Thunder is a thriller, science fiction, adventure, action film released in 2005 exploring themes of dying and death, future, hunter, technology, time travel, time machine. Directed by Peter Hyams, it stars Edward Burns, Catherine McCormack, Ben Kingsley. When a hunter sent back to the prehistoric era runs off the path he must not leave, he causes a chain reaction that alters history in disastrous ways.

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