Stargate (1994)

October 28, 1994 (US) • Action, Adventure, Science Fiction • 121m

Overview

An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.

Director

James Spader

Keywords

egypt teleportation pyramid space travel uprising space androgyny space western timebomb death of son nuclear weapons space opera hieroglyph egyptian mythology egyptology

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Reviews

JPV852

⭐ 7/10

March 27, 2021

I've seen this movie a couple of times over the years and while it's entertaining enough, there was always something holding it back. It's got some creativity, a decent cast with Kurt Russell and James Spader and the premise of a portal to another part of the universe is interesting (and more than enough to spawn a couple DTV movies and a couple TV series), but can't really put my finger on why. **3.25/5**

GenerationofSwine

⭐ 10/10

January 14, 2023

Like so many other movies this one has been politicized in some of the more negative reviews because...well, I really can't say,I honestly have no clue what Stargate has to do with international politics...at all.

Ostensibly it's because it is the American Military meets folks still living like its Ancient Egypt and kill their god that critics are objecting to on IMDb...

...Forgetting, of course, that their god enslaved them all.

I am fu… read the rest.

Rob

⭐ 8/10

June 23, 2023

Ok, this movie is pretty dated compared to modern sci-fi movies, but try to keep in mind it was first released back in 1994. This film is worth its salt simply by the virtue of being unique. To my knowledge, there hasn't been another movie to tackle this subject, and you have to admit the whole idea of extraterrestrial life building the great pyramids is pretty damn intriguing. I'm a big Kirt Russell fan but, unfortunately, he looks like he was u… read the rest.

daniel_carr

⭐ 9/10

February 24, 2026

One of my favorite movies of all time! Watched it again recently and there are still things I missed, wow. Loved it, I didn't realize the series changed quite a few important details but I guess that's okay. Great story, love the tie in with Ancient Egypt only thing that could have given this a 10 was more character depth or love story but the sci-fi part was the focus here which was more than adaquate. Need more movies like this! When is Nephili… read the rest.