The Golden Compass

2007 113 min ★ 6.1 Adventure, Fantasy

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.

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Cast

Dakota Blue Richards

Lyra Belacqua

Nicole Kidman

Marisa Coulter

Daniel Craig

Lord Asriel

Ben Walker

Roger Parslow

Freddie Highmore

Pantalaimon (voice)

Ian McKellen

Iorek Byrnison (voice)

Eva Green

Serafina Pekkala

Jim Carter

John Faa

Tom Courtenay

Farder Coram

Ian McShane

Ragnar Sturlusson (voice)

Details

Director

Chris Weitz

Screenplay

Chris Weitz

Tagline

"There are worlds beyond our own. The compass will show the way."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$180,000,000

Revenue

$372,234,864

Production

Depth of Field, New Line Cinema, Scholastic Productions, Ingenious Media

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

November 17, 2022

★ 6/10

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 - ...