The Golden Compass

20072007
PG-13PG-13
1h 53min

Nicole Kidman, Sam Elliott, Daniel Craig, Eva Green, and Dakota Blue Richards in The Golden Compass (2007)

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Adventure Family Fantasy

In a parallel universe, young Lyra Belacqua journeys to the far North to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from terrible experiments by a mysterious organization.In a parallel universe, young Lyra Belacqua journeys to the far North to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from terrible experiments by a mysterious organization.In a parallel universe, young Lyra Belacqua journeys to the far North to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from terrible experiments by a mysterious organization.In a parallel universe, young Lyra Belacqua journeys to the far North to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from terrible experiments by a mysterious organization.In a parallel universe, young Lyra Belacqua journeys to the far North to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from terrible experiments by a mysterious organization.

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Won 1 Oscar
- 7 wins & 32 nominations total

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Ian McKellen and Dakota Blue Richards in The Golden Compass (2007)

Kristin Scott Thomas and Daniel Craig in The Golden Compass (2007)

Jim Carter, Tom Courtenay, and Dakota Blue Richards in The Golden Compass (2007)

Ben Walker and Charlie Rowe in The Golden Compass (2007)

The Golden Compass (2007)

Nicole Kidman in The Golden Compass (2007)

Freddie Highmore and Dakota Blue Richards in The Golden Compass (2007)

Kristin Scott Thomas in The Golden Compass (2007)

Freddie Highmore in The Golden Compass (2007)

Freddie Highmore, Ben Walker, and Dakota Blue Richards in The Golden Compass (2007)

Nicole Kidman and Dakota Blue Richards in The Golden Compass (2007)

Nicole Kidman in The Golden Compass (2007)

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It was no ordinary life for a young girl: living among scholars in the hallowed halls of Jordan College and tearing unsupervised through Oxford's motley streets on mad quests for adventure. But Lyra's greatest adventure would begin closer to home, the day she heard hushed talk of an extraordinary particle. Microscopic in size, the magical dust--discovered in the vast Arctic expanse of the North--was rumored to possess profound properties that could unite whole universes. But there were those who feared the particle and would stop at nothing to destroy it. Catapulted into the heart of a terrible struggle, Lyra was forced to seek aid from clans, 'gyptians, and formidable armored bears. And as she journeyed into unbelievable danger, she had not the faintest clue that she alone was destined to win, or to lose, this more-than-mortal battle... —Krista

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Taglines
- "It is the Alethiometer. It tells the truth. As for how to read it, you'll have to learn by yourself."
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for sequences of fantasy violence
Parents guide

Trivia
George R.R. Martin cited this movie as one of the reasons he wanted Game of Thrones (2011) to be turned into a television series, rather than movies.

Goofs
Pantalaimon is able to transform into a small moth when he wishes. When he and Lyra are confined in the intercision machine, they are separated by a metal grid through which Pantalaimon in moth form could easily crawl: it is not clear what prevents him from trying this.

Quotes
Ragnar Sturlusson: Is that all?
[hits Iorek]
Ragnar Sturlusson: Is that all? IS THAT AAAALL?
[Iorek swings at him and breaks his lower jaw off, then bites him in the throat, killing him]
Iorek Byrnison: Yes, that is all.

Crazy credits
On the DVD, the FBI anti-piracy warning is displayed with the Magisterium logo and has the Magisterium building behind the warning as a watermark.

Connections
Edited into The Wolfman (2010)

Soundtracks
Lyra
Written and Performed by Kate Bush
Featuring The Choristers of Magdalen College Choir, Oxford
Conductor: Bill Ives
With Thanks to Andrew Halls
Kate Bush appears courtesy of Noble and Brite Limited / EMI Records Limited

Top review

5/10

Looks good but lacks substance

The film looked good but I felt that the film had been dumbed down to make it suitable for all. A lot of people leaving the cinema had the same opinion. If the film had been longer then it could've contained more of the book and included more of the theological aspects. I think the books were so good because they expected a depth of understanding from the reader and presented ideas about the soul, etc. in an intelligent way. The reader was expected to think, something the film doesn't! The film seemed really cheesy, rather like the Chronicles of Narnia. I was hoping for something with a bit more depth, like Lord of the Rings. The cast was good and the locations all looked as I'd imagined they would. Young children will probably enjoy this and it may encourage them to read the novels.

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Dec 9, 2007

Release date
- December 7, 2007 (United States)
Countries of origin
- United Kingdom
- United States
Official site
- Official Facebook
Languages
Also known as
- La brújula dorada
Filming locations
- Bergen, Hordaland, Norway
Production companies
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Budget
- $180,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $70,107,728
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $26,125,000
- Dec 9, 2007
Gross worldwide
- $372,234,864

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Runtime
- 1h 53min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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