Golden Compass, The

Golden Compass, The

2007

After overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua (Dakota Blue Richards) 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. Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig and Sam Elliott co-star in this fantasy-laden family adventure based on the first book of the Philip Pullman trilogy His Dark Materials.

"It is the Alethiometer. It tells the truth. As for how to read it, you'll have to learn by yourself."

JBscale

48

Mediocre

Film Detail

Genre

Sci-Fi and Fantasy - Adventure

Length

1 hr. 53 mins.

US Theatrical Release

December 7, 2007

US Box Office

$70,083,519 (#1268 of 7074)

Global Office

$346,000,000 (#440 of 3929)

Rating

PG-13

Parents Strongly Cautioned

Sequences of Fantasy Violence

Collection Detail

Release Method

Platinum Edition Digital Only

Aquired Format

Fandango at Home

Aspect Ratio

WS 2.35:1

Audio

English: DD+ 5.1

Studio

New Line Cinema

Released

April 29, 2008

Acquired Date

April 19, 2011

Times Seen

2 Times

Last Watched

March 31, 2020

Actors

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman

Daniel Craig

Daniel Craig

Dakota Blue Richards

Dakota Blue Richards

Ben Walker

Ben Walker

Freddie Highmore

Freddie Highmore

Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen

Eva Green

Eva Green

Jim Carter

Jim Carter

Tom Courtenay

Tom Courtenay

Ian McShane

Ian McShane

Sam Elliott

Sam Elliott

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

Kristin Scott Thomas

Kristin Scott Thomas

Edward de Souza

Edward de Souza

Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates

Simon McBurney

Simon McBurney

Jack Shepherd

Jack Shepherd

Magda Szubanski

Magda Szubanski

Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

Clare Higgins

Clare Higgins

Charlie Rowe

Charlie Rowe

Steven Loton

Steven Loton

Michael Antoniou

Michael Antoniou

Mark Mottram

Mark Mottram

Hattie Morahan

Hattie Morahan

John Bett

John Bett

Directors

Chris Weitz

Chris Weitz

Producers

Bill Carraro

Bill Carraro

Writers

Chris Weitz

Chris Weitz

Awards & Accolades

2007 Oscar : Visual Effects

Other Recommendations

American Horror Story: Season 4

2014

Adjustment Bureau, The

2011

Billy Bathgate

1991

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

2000

Antz

1998

Better Life, A

2011

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

2016

Best Man, The

1999

User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users

--

RT Rotten

42%

Tomatometer

195 votes

RT Stale

51%

Popcornmeter

31,751 votes

METASCORE

51

33 votes

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

199,435 votes

Additional Info