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Released Year: 2007
Runtime: 113 minutes
Directors: Chris Weitz
Casts: Daniel Craig, Kathy Bates, Derek Jacobi, Nicole Kidman, Magda Szubanski, Hattie Morahan, Ian McShane, Simon McBurney, Freddie Highmore, Clare Higgins, Mark Mottram, Dakota Blue Richards, Sam Elliott, Eva Green, Ian McKellen, Ben Walker, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jim Carter, Tom Courtenay, Christopher Lee, Jack Shepherd, Charlie Rowe, Steven Loton, Michael Antoniou, Jason Watkins, Sam Hoare, Brian Nickels, Thomas Arnold, Helen Soraya
Ratings: 
(10 votes, average: 3.70 out of 5)
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Chicago Tribune -
It’s pure introductory adventure, meant to immerse readers in Pullman’s richly complicated fantasy universe.
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The Hollywood Reporter -
A "soft" epic, a film touching on childhood fantasies with sturdy, unwavering characters driven to evil or good. More "Harry Potter," in other words, than "Beowulf."
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Austin Chronicle -
There are significant stretches of talky tedium, more than a few “huh” moments for neophytes – especially whenever anyone starts nattering on about Dust with a capital D – and the ending plays abruptly, but there’s plenty here to hang a franchise on.
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ReelViews -
One key missing element: the world in which this story takes place never feels unique. We aren't drawn into it the way we were with Middle Earth or Hogwarts. In fact, with all the airships flying around, there are times when it feels like an extension of Stardust.
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The A.V. Club -
The Golden Compass does manage the job of bringing Pullman's world to the screen. With luck, any future entries will try harder to get the job done right.
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The Golden Compass (2007)
After overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherworldly adventure in the far North, unaware that it's part of her destiny.
The Golden Compass (2007)
(10 votes, average: 3.70 out of 5)Loading...
Information
Released Year: 2007
Runtime: 113 minutes
Directors: Chris Weitz
Casts: Daniel Craig, Kathy Bates, Derek Jacobi, Nicole Kidman, Magda Szubanski, Hattie Morahan, Ian McShane, Simon McBurney, Freddie Highmore, Clare Higgins, Mark Mottram, Dakota Blue Richards, Sam Elliott, Eva Green, Ian McKellen, Ben Walker, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jim Carter, Tom Courtenay, Christopher Lee, Jack Shepherd, Charlie Rowe, Steven Loton, Michael Antoniou, Jason Watkins, Sam Hoare, Brian Nickels, Thomas Arnold, Helen Soraya
Storyline
After overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherworldly adventure in the far North, unaware that it's part of her destiny.
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Reviews
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Chicago Tribune -
It’s pure introductory adventure, meant to immerse readers in Pullman’s richly complicated fantasy universe.
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The Hollywood Reporter -
A "soft" epic, a film touching on childhood fantasies with sturdy, unwavering characters driven to evil or good. More "Harry Potter," in other words, than "Beowulf."
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Austin Chronicle -
There are significant stretches of talky tedium, more than a few “huh” moments for neophytes – especially whenever anyone starts nattering on about Dust with a capital D – and the ending plays abruptly, but there’s plenty here to hang a franchise on.
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ReelViews -
One key missing element: the world in which this story takes place never feels unique. We aren't drawn into it the way we were with Middle Earth or Hogwarts. In fact, with all the airships flying around, there are times when it feels like an extension of Stardust.
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The A.V. Club -
The Golden Compass does manage the job of bringing Pullman's world to the screen. With luck, any future entries will try harder to get the job done right.
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After overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherworldly adventure in the far North, unaware that it's part of her destiny.
