The Golden Compass

Release Date: Friday, December 7, 2007

Nicole Kidman, Ian McShane, Eva Green, Mark Ordesky, Daniel Craig, Ian McKellen, Kristin Scott Thomas, Kathy Bates, Freddie Highmore, Chris Weitz, Sam Elliott, Deborah Forte, Tom Stoppard, Toby Emmerich, Dakota Blue Richards, Philip Pullman

Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig star in a fantasy adventure of parallel worlds, witches, warring bears and shape-shifting animals.

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Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig star in a fantasy adventure of parallel worlds, witches, warring bears and shape-shifting animals.

Plot

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Plot
Lyra Belacqua is an orphan who lives happily in Jordan College, Oxford, playing with local boys and terrorizing the professors. However, when Lyra overhears scholars discussing a plot against her uncle, Lord Asriel, centering on a mysterious substance called Dust, her curiosity is roused. Soon Lyra is in over her head as she uncovers a frightening plot and a whole new world of possibilities.
Action Adventure Drama Family Fantasy Sci-Fi Kids

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The film's director Chris Weitz last directed Operation Finale and A Better Life.

Director
Chris Weitz
Producers
Toby Emmerich
Deborah Forte
Mark Ordesky
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Additional Information

MPA Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for sequences of fantasy violence
Runtime
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Tagline
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Also known as
His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass

Language
English

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  • Described as darker in tone than the "Harry Potter" books, the series tackles themes of childhood, innocence and sin, and combines magic, science and theology.

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Release Dates

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The Golden Compass was released in on Friday, December 7, 2007 . There were 5 other movies released on the same date, including Revolver, Atonement and Juno.



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Sun., Dec. 21, 2008

  • Added the soundtrack release date of January 22, 2008

  • Added the Blu-ray release date of April 29, 2008

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