The Golden CompassOverview and Synopsis

  • The Golden Compass
  • Opened December 7, 2007 | Runtime:1 hr. 54 min.
  • PG-13
    sequences of fantasy violence
  • *Sneak Previews playing Saturday, December 1, 2007
    Lyra Belacqua (Dakota Blue Richards) is an orphan who lives happily in Jordan College, Oxford, playing with local boys and terrorizing the professors. However, when Lyra overhears Read More
  • Cast: Nicole Kidman, Dakota Blue Richards, Daniel Craig, Sam Elliott, Eva Green
  • Director: Chris Weitz
  • Genres: Fantasy Adventure, Fantasy

The Golden Compass Movie Photos

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  • Nicole Kidman in "The Golden Compass."
  • Dakota Blue Richards, Daniel Craig and director Chris Weitz on the set of "The Golden Compass."
  • Dakota Blue Richards and Daniel Craig in "The Golden Compass."

The Golden Compass Special Event Photos

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  • Actress Nicole Kidman at the London premiere of "The Golden Compass."
  • "The Golden Compass" star Dakota Blue Richards at the New Line Cinema 40th Anniversary Party during the 60th Cannes Film Festival.
  • Actress Eva Green at the London premiere of "The Golden Compass."

The Golden Compass Recent Fan Reviews

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  • Schethy plot
    by Greattreasure

    The adult roles were animated and the children were wooden, the plot had a lot of gaps and holes and the special effects were old fashioned. I'm hoping the sequel will be a lot better. Nicole Kidman...Read More

  • Horrible set of disjointed pictures
    by chernyshev

    I heard about problems between this movie and the church, so I decided my son should see it. What a disappointment! It's a set of disjoint pictures, the connections are non-existing or convoluted...Read More

  • Better than Eragon!
    by moviefanchris88

    I couldn't help but think The Golden Compass was phenomenal. It was way better than the Narnia movies and Eragon put together....Read More

  • Movies that start out as books...
    by OpinionFountain

    usually are better books than movies, IMHO. This is a classic example - it's a good movie, worth seeing, perhaps not great for the under-10 crowd but good effects and such. Nicole Kidman did a...Read More

The Golden Compass Critic Reviews

  • "...an ultimately satisfying and successful version of the opening volume of the celebrated His Dark Materials trilogy." Los Angeles Times

    - Kenneth Turan

  • "...disappoints with its lack of character development and convoluted storytelling." USA Today

    - Claudia Puig

  • "...impressively rendered but oddly uninviting adventure about a chosen girl's momentous struggle against insidious forces..." Variety

    - Todd McCarthy

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