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The Golden Compass

  • 6.1 /10

  • 4805

  • 42%

Plot

In a parallel universe, 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.

Cast

Nicole Kidman as Marisa Coulter
Nicole Kidman

as Marisa Coulter

Daniel Craig as Lord Asriel
Daniel Craig

as Lord Asriel

Dakota Blue Richards as Lyra Belacqua
Dakota Blue Richards

as Lyra Belacqua

Ben Walker as Roger Parslow
Ben Walker

as Roger Parslow

Freddie Highmore as Pantalaimon (voice)
Freddie Highmore

as Pantalaimon (voice)

Ian McKellen as Iorek Byrnison (voice)
Ian McKellen

as Iorek Byrnison (voice)

Eva Green as Serafina Pekkala
Eva Green

as Serafina Pekkala

Jim Carter as John Faa
Jim Carter

as John Faa

Tom Courtenay as Farder Coram
Tom Courtenay

as Farder Coram

Ian McShane as Ragnar Sturlusson (voice)
Ian McShane

as Ragnar Sturlusson (voice)

Movie Facts

Rated

  • PG-13

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • December 4, 2007

Production Companies

  • Depth of Field

  • New Line Cinema

  • Scholastic Productions

  • Ingenious Media

Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • Íslenska

  • English

  • Pусский

  • Français

Budget

  • $180,000,000.00

Revenue

  • $372,234,864.00

Runtime

  • 1.88 hrs

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Reviews

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 -…