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The Golden Compass (2007)

PG-13 12/04/2007 Adventure, Fantasy 1h 53m
61%
User
Score
6.1/10
42%
51/100

There are worlds beyond our own. The compass will show the way.

Overview

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.

Chris Weitz

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman

Marisa Coulter

Daniel Craig

Daniel Craig

Lord Asriel

Dakota Blue Richards

Dakota Blue Richards

Lyra Belacqua

Ben Walker

Ben Walker

Roger Parslow

Freddie Highmore

Freddie Highmore

Pantalaimon (voice)

Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen

Iorek Byrnison (voice)

Eva Green

Eva Green

Serafina Pekkala

Jim Carter

Jim Carter

John Faa

Tom Courtenay

Tom Courtenay

Farder Coram

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Media

Trailer #1

Trailer #1

Original Theatrical Trailer

Original Theatrical Trailer

World

World

"I Have a Contract with the Girl"

"I Have a Contract with the Girl"

Flying Witches

Flying Witches

Creating the Ice Bears

Creating the Ice Bears

Steampunk

Steampunk

Defining Daemons

Defining Daemons

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written on November 17, 2022

Philip Pullman novels are always dark and intricate - and they don't necessarily make a great deal of sense in isolation - so adapting them for the screen was likely to be a tough ask. This story centres around the young "Lyra" (Dakota Blue Richards) who overhears some sinister plotting by the "Magisterium" that could put the lives of other children - and the demons with whom they are connected - in dire jeopardy. Determined to thwart this, she heads to the frozen Arctic where she encounters "Scoresby" (Sam Elliott) and helps the dispossessed king of the polar bears "Iorek Byrnison" to reclaim his kingdom before all descend on an heavily guarded secret location where she hopes to free the children from the experiments. Director Chris Weisz has assembled a strong cast, on paper, here - but ...

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