Trailer
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MediocreGoodWatch scoreSummary
Teenage twins battle dark forces hidden beneath Auckland's volcanoes.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 48GoodWatch 47
IMDb4.8
Running time
1 h 31 min
A typical length for fantasy movies, −9 min on the typical 100
typical 10091Half of all fantasy movies run 91–114 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 8 more
Released
2009
December 10, 2009
17 years ago
Genres
FantasyAdventureDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- New Zealand
Rated
- PG-13United States
Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for violence and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
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and 9 more15 people
- TCTom CameronTheo
- SMSophie McBrideRachel
- Oliver DriverMr Wilberforce
- Leon WadhamRicky
- Sam NeillMr. Jones
- CMChelsea McEwan MillarClementine
- Matthew ChamberlainUncle Cliff
- Nathaniel LeesDetective Gray
- Nathan MeisterJohan
- Bruce HopkinsRichard Matheson
- Matthew SunderlandWilberforce Drone 1
Gareth ReevesWilberforce Drone 2
Colin MoyConstable Green
Madeleine SamiConstable Wood
David WeatherleyDesk Sergeant
Directing · 1
- Jonathan King Director, Screenplay
Writing · 3
- Jonathan King Writer
- Matthew Grainger Screenplay, Writer
- Maurice Gee Novel
Art · 2
- Kim Sinclair Production Design
- Nick Bassett Art Direction
Visual Effects · 6
- Euan Frizzell Animation
- Kristin Wright Animation
- John Shearlock Animation
- Brad Lincoln Animation
- Lars Cawley Animation
- Preston McNeil Animation
Other crew · 2
- Tim Wong Stunt Coordinator
- Stuart Thorp Stunt Double
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