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The Golden Compass
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PG13,0min
Released:
December 7, 2007
Distributor:
New Line Cinema
Synopsis: A young girl embarks on a perilous journey to rescue her best friend and fight the forces of darkness in director Chris Weitz's adaptation of the first installment of author Philip Pullman's best-selling fantasy trilogy. Screen newcomer Dakota Blue Richards stars as young heroine Lyra Belacqua, Casino Royale star Daniel Craig appears as Lyra's ruthless adventurer uncle, Lord Asriel, and Nicole Kidman assumes the glamorous guise of the villainous Mrs. Coulter. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Critics' Reviews
By Todd McCarthy, Variety.com
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" [an] impressively rendered but oddly uninviting adventure ... doesn't invite the viewer to enthusiastically enter [its world] ..." Full Review
Tracie Cooper
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The His Dark Materials series has worn a fair share of hats since it was published in 1995. After making the gamut of British best-seller lists and performing well in the United States (a particularly ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Mrs. Coulter
Lyra Belacqua
Lord Asriel
Serafina Pekula, Serafina Pekkala
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