
The Golden Compass
Taste attributes: adventurefantasyfamilyteenanimalsfastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginarylinearglossybig & variedcoming of age
"There are worlds beyond our own - the compass will show the way."
Boxlist takeExpect a wholesome, otherworldly fantasy film, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
6.0 /10
TMDB · 3,670 votes
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
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.
Synopsis: TMDB
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- Genre
- Adventure
- Year
- 2007
- Runtime
- 113 min
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