The Dark Crystal fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, a touch of humor.
Tense and scary
Awe-inspiring and moving
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Fantasy, mystery, and faith and meaning
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction
Standout cinematography, score, and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Tense and scary
The Dark Crystal is tense, scary, and spectacular.
Awe-inspiring and moving
Emotionally, it's awe-inspiring, moving, and hopeful.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Fantasy, mystery, and faith and meaning
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around fantasy, mystery, and faith and meaning. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout cinematography, score, and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the cinematography, score, and visual style stand out.
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Another world, another time... in the age of wonder.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
The Dark Crystal is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Peacock, Night Flight+, and Peacock Premium+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Pluto TV, and Shout! Factory TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 73/100 (IMDb 7.1, Rotten Tomatoes 78%, and Metacritic 66). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
1 h 33 min
The Dark Crystal runs 1 h 33 min.
Yes. Critics average 72 and audiences 75 out of 100, so both groups see The Dark Crystal much the same way.
Yes. It cost about $15 million to make and earned $45 million worldwide, 3.0 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom, United States.
+122GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Dark Crystal in 136 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 169 storytelling tropes for The Dark Crystal, including Split and Reunion, Precursors, Purple Is Powerful.
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