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Willow: At a glance

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Facts

1988 · Fantasy, Adventure · English1.6× its budget · Audiences +24 over critics · Long for fantasy movies

Critics vs audiences

Audiences like it more than critics (+24)

Critics 50Audiences 74GoodWatch 62

  • Rotten Tomatoes

    Tomatometer53%

  • Metacritic

    Metascore47

  • Rotten Tomatoes

    Audience score80%

  • Metacritic

    User score7.4

  • IMDb

    IMDb7.2

  • Letterboxd

    Letterboxd · 112 K ratings3.5/5

Box office

1.6×its budget

Budget
$35 M
Worldwide
$57 M

Worldwide it earned $22 M more than it cost.

Running time

2 h 6 min

Longer than most fantasy movies, +26 min on the typical 100

Half of all fantasy movies run 91–114 min.

Reach

Streams in 61 countries, rent or buy in 3 more

+51

Released

1988

May 20, 1988

38 years ago

Genres

FantasyAdventureAction

Language

English

Original language

Made in

  • United States

Awards

Oscar nomineeWins and nominations by award

Academy Awards1989

  • Sound Editing1989Nominated
  • Visual Effects1989Nominated

Content

PGYes

Rated

  • PGUnited States

Yes: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.

What's in it

  • ViolenceModerate
  • Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
  • Frightening scenesMild
  • Sex, nudityLittle or none
  • Dark themesLittle or none

Levels from the title analysis.

Viewing guide

AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchPure EscapismThought-Provoking

Starring

StarringWarwick Davis, Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley

63 people

Made by

Directed by Ron Howard, written with George Lucas, Bob DolmanAdrian Biddle (camera), James Horner (music), Richard Hiscott (editing)·72 people in 10 departments

Directing · 4

Writing · 2

Production · 7

Camera · 7

Editing · 3

Sound · 9

Art · 10

Costume & Make-Up · 13

Visual Effects · 3

Other crew · 14