Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
After their father is called into work, two young boys, Walter and Danny, are left in the care of their teenage sister, Lisa, and told they must stay inside. Walter and Danny, who anticipate a boring day, are shocked when they begin playing Zathura, a space-themed board game, which they realize has mystical powers when their house is shot into space. With the help of an astronaut, the boys attempt to return home.
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Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
Information
Released Year: 2005
Runtime: 101 minutes
Directors: Jon Favreau
Casts: Kristen Stewart, Tim Robbins, Joe Bucaro III, Dax Shepard, Jonah Bobo, Derek Mears, John Alexander, Jeff Wolfe, Frank Oz, Josh Hutcherson, Douglas Tait
Storyline
After their father is called into work, two young boys, Walter and Danny, are left in the care of their teenage sister, Lisa, and told they must stay inside. Walter and Danny, who anticipate a boring day, are shocked when they begin playing Zathura, a space-themed board game, which they realize has mystical powers when their house is shot into space. With the help of an astronaut, the boys attempt to return home.
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Reviews
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Entertainment Weekly -
Zathura is a rarity: a stellar fantasy that faces down childhood anxieties with feet-on-the-ground maturity.
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L.A. Weekly -
The result is a glorious low-tech pleasure that may be the most lyrical, phantasmagoric boys' adventure story since Joe Dante's Explorers.
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ReelViews -
Will work better for younger viewers than older ones. There's not much plot to absorb and there's plenty of action, so this is the kind of spectacle that will appeal to those without long attention spans.
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The Hollywood Reporter -
Favreau again delivers that rare beast -- a family film that even childless adults can enjoy.
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Variety -
Its unwieldy title notwithstanding, Zathura: A Space Adventure is arguably the best adaptation of a Chris Van Allsburg book to date.
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