The Golden Compass
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The Golden Compass

2007Movie1 h 53 minPG-132 awards

52
MediocreGoodWatch score
IMDb6.1Letterboxd2.8/5Metacritic516.0Rotten Tomatoes42%51%
52
MediocreGoodWatch score
IMDb6.1Letterboxd2.8/5Metacritic516.0Rotten Tomatoes42%51%

Summary

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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  • Family movie night
  • Friends night
  • Kids

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  • Leaves you in awe.
  • Draws you into power games.
  • Keeps you on edge.
  • Takes you somewhere else.

Not for laughs.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

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Fake RussianRare · in 8 titlesBizarrely inverted in-universe by The Tartars (derived from real life Tatars). They, in fact, speak perfect Russian without any sort of accent!Adaptation-Induced Plot Holein 421 titlesIn the book, Lyra saves the kids before being captured by the bears. The other way around, it seems pretty odd that after Iorek regains the rule of the bears, he doesn't lead them to help her.All 36 tropes

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