Synopsis

Release Date: 12/07/2007
Rating: PG13
Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins
Genre: Fantasy
Director: Chris Weitz
Cast: Nicole Kidman , Dakota Blue Richards , Daniel Craig , Sam Elliott

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.

What Critics Say

Although this might be a tad convoluted and distant for the younger set, The Golden Compass is still a truly fantastical journey filled with wondrous imagery. A real visual treat.

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