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The Adventures of Tintin

  • 20112011
  • PGPG
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
230K
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POPULARITY
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Jamie Bell and Joe Starr in The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
Tintin and Captain Haddock set off on a treasure hunt for a sunken ship commanded by Haddock's ancestor. But someone else is in search of the ship.
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Intrepid reporter Tintin and Captain Haddock set off on a treasure hunt for a sunken ship commanded by Haddock's ancestor.Intrepid reporter Tintin and Captain Haddock set off on a treasure hunt for a sunken ship commanded by Haddock's ancestor.Intrepid reporter Tintin and Captain Haddock set off on a treasure hunt for a sunken ship commanded by Haddock's ancestor.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
230K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,600
136
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Steven Spielberg
    • Writers
      • Hergé(based on "The Adventures of Tintin" by)
      • Steven Moffat(screenplay by)
      • Edgar Wright(screenplay by)
    • Stars
      • Jamie Bell(voice)
      • Andy Serkis(voice)
      • Daniel Craig(voice)
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Steven Spielberg
    • Writers
      • Hergé(based on "The Adventures of Tintin" by)
      • Steven Moffat(screenplay by)
      • Edgar Wright(screenplay by)
    • Stars
      • Jamie Bell(voice)
      • Andy Serkis(voice)
      • Daniel Craig(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 535User reviews
    • 455Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 22 wins & 63 nominations total

    Videos8

    Extended Trailer
    Trailer 2:32
    Extended Trailer
    No. 2
    Trailer 1:28
    No. 2
    International Trailer #1
    Trailer 2:20
    International Trailer #1
    The Secret of the Unicorn --Teaser Trailer
    Trailer 1:12
    The Secret of the Unicorn --Teaser Trailer
    The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
    Trailer 1:29
    The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
    The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
    Clip 0:44
    The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
    The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
    Clip 0:55
    The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
    Peter Jackson & Steven Spielberg
    Featurette 2:43
    Peter Jackson & Steven Spielberg

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    Jamie Bell and Andy Serkis in The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
    Jamie Bell and Andy Serkis in The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
    Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson in The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
    Andy Serkis in The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
    Jamie Bell and Andy Serkis in The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
    Jamie Bell and Andy Serkis in The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
    Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson in The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
    Daniel Craig and Daniel Mays in The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
    The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
    Jamie Bell, Nick Frost, Simon Pegg, and Andy Serkis in The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
    Steven Spielberg in The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
    Jamie Bell and Andy Serkis in The Adventures of Tintin (2011)

    Top cast

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    Jamie Bell
    Jamie Bell
    • Tintin
    • (voice)
    Andy Serkis
    Andy Serkis
    • Captain Haddock
    • (voice)
    • …
    Daniel Craig
    Daniel Craig
    • Sakharine
    • (voice)
    • …
    Simon Pegg
    Simon Pegg
    • Thompson
    • (voice)
    Nick Frost
    Nick Frost
    • Thomson
    • (voice)
    Daniel Mays
    Daniel Mays
    • Allan
    • (voice)
    • …
    Gad Elmaleh
    Gad Elmaleh
    • Ben Salaad
    • (voice)
    Toby Jones
    Toby Jones
    • Silk
    • (voice)
    Joe Starr
    • Barnaby
    • (voice)
    Enn Reitel
    Enn Reitel
    • Nestor
    • (voice)
    • …
    Mackenzie Crook
    Mackenzie Crook
    • Tom
    • (voice)
    • …
    Tony Curran
    Tony Curran
    • Lieutenant Delcourt
    • (voice)
    Sonje Fortag
    • Mrs. Finch
    • (voice)
    Cary Elwes
    Cary Elwes
    • Pilot
    • (voice)
    Phillip Rhys Chaudhary
    Phillip Rhys Chaudhary
    • Co-Pilot
    • (voice)
    • (as Phillip Rhys)
    • …
    Ron Bottitta
    Ron Bottitta
    • Sailor
    • (voice)
    • …
    Mark Ivanir
    Mark Ivanir
    • Afghar Outpost Soldier
    • (voice)
    • …
    Nathan Meister
    Nathan Meister
    • Market Artist
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Steven Spielberg
    • Writers
      • Hergé(based on "The Adventures of Tintin" by)
      • Steven Moffat(screenplay by)
      • Edgar Wright(screenplay by)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The painter at the beginning bears the likeness of Hergé, creator of the "Tintin" comics. Furthermore, he draws Tintin's portrait in Hergé's style. Using Hergé's likeness is an homage to the artist's own private joke of incorporating the likenesses of friends and family in his Tintin comics.
    • Goofs
      The photographers shooting Bianca Castafiore would have been using flash bulbs. These were single-use devices made up of a glass bulb filled with oxygen and a magnesium filament. While they are sometimes shown ejecting a bulb, they often manage to get multiple shots from a single bulb.
    • Quotes

      Captain Haddock: I thought you were an optimist.

      Tintin: You were wrong, weren't you? I'm a realist.

      Captain Haddock: Ah, it's just another name for a quitter.

      Tintin: You can call me what you like. Don't you get it? We failed.

      Captain Haddock: Failed. There are plenty of others willing to call you a failure. A fool. A loser. A hopeless souse. Don't you ever say it of yourself. You send out the wrong signal, that is what people pick up. Don't you understand? You care about something, you fight for it. You hit a wall, you push through it. There's something you need to know about failure, Tintin. You can never let it defeat you.

    • Crazy credits
      The font used in the opening and ending credits is the font used in the Tintin comics.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Graham Norton Show: Kate Winslet/Jamie Bell/Rob Brydon/Noah & the Whale (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Loch Lomond
      Traditional

      Performed by Andy Serkis

    User reviews535

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    This is a Splendid Re-creation!
    Since 1981, Spielberg has become an avid fan of this gorgeous "Tintin" comics and has been longing to create a film about it. Before he and "Tintin's" master, Herge could meet, Herge passed away. However, Herge's widow decided to give them the rights and began the adventure to re-create this marvelous wonder of art.

    Adapted from three of the comics, Spielberg's re-creation of the comics introduces us to Tintin (Jamie Bell), a Belgian reporter who gets caught up in all sorts of adventures. One day, he found a model of a ship, the Unicorn and bought it and brought it home. However, when Tintin was buying the ship, two men came to try to buy the model, Sakharine (Daniel Craig) and Barnaby. Later, Tintin discovers that the model holds an important secret and somehow, the secret is linked to the real ship itself. On the way for answers, he meets the grumpy Haddock and head off to an adventure spanning around the globe with his white fluffy dog Snowy.

    The animation is one of the most beautiful I've ever seen. It's not right to call it a CGI film as the motion of the characters are much smoother than that of CGI films. Tintin's animated self looks stunning (even though he looks kind of different from his comic-self) in his blue long sleeves. Snowy is fluffier than ever. Captain Haddock is grumpier than ever. All of the animation is simply breathtaking and the best I've ever seen.

    I like how they change scenes. While most other movies just shift scenes normally, this film uses a little imagination and is ingenious in shifting scenes. They can change from a scene of shaking hands to a desert scene by using the outline of the two hands into the surface of the desert. This thing is just entertaining and great in its own right and deserves some reward.

    The movie itself is fun to watch. The story is compelling, the lines are natural-sounding, and the action is plenty of fun to watch. It is great excitement to watch and I was hooked from beginning to end. Great plot + awesome action + breathtaking animation equals up to amazing movie.

    The 3D is perfectly fine. The depth is seen and the 3D just makes the movie even more fun to watch.

    I definitely recommend you to watch this film. "Tintin" fan or no, this is sheer fun to watch. If this movie is out in your country, watch it immediately. For U.S. citizens, I'm sorry if you still have to wait for a while but I promise you, this is like no other movie. This movie is over the top and is plenty of fun to watch. A full 10 out of 10! Thanks for reading my review on "The Adventures of Tintin". I do hope this review is of good use to you.
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    • aaronjbong
    • Nov 11, 2011

    FAQ7

    • Is 'The Adventures of Tintin' based on a book?
    • Why no Professor Cuthbert Calculus?
    • Isn't Tintin racist or otherwise controversial?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 21, 2011 (Canada)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • New Zealand
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • Australia
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook (France)
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Les aventures de Tintin: Le secret de la Licorne
    • Filming locations
      • Wellington, New Zealand
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Amblin Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $135,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $77,591,831
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $9,720,993
      • Dec 25, 2011
    • Gross worldwide
      • $373,993,951
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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