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Arthur and the Great Adventure

Play trailer Poster for Arthur and the Great Adventure PG Released Dec 18, 2009 1h 33m Kids & Family Adventure Fantasy Animation Play Trailer Watchlist
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Arthur (Freddie Highmore) receives a distress call from Princess Selenia (Selena Gomez) and flies to her rescue, but Emperor Maltazard (Lou Reed) has a nefarious plan to ensnare the young hero.
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Philip French Guardian The narration is somewhat muddled, the special effects are almost endearingly nave, and I cannot see who it's aimed at. Dec 27, 2010 Full Review Sukhdev Sandhu Daily Telegraph (UK) One life-threatening, story-aggregating episode follows another so that, long before the film ends, you wish Arthur and his chums would have a lie down. Rated: 2/5 Dec 23, 2010 Full Review Andrew Pulver Guardian While adults may well be fumbling for paracetamol after a few minutes, their offspring may well love its sugar-rush energy. But it could easily have lost a third of its length with little difference. Rated: 2/5 Dec 23, 2010 Full Review Matthew Turner ViewLondon This is nicely acted and Besson deserves some sort of award for casting Lou Reed and Iggy Pop as its villains, but the script and direction are all over the place and it never really comes together. Rated: 1/5 Jan 5, 2011 Full Review Mike McCahill Scotsman Even those generous enough to have rescued 2007's part-animated Arthur and the Invisibles from a DVD bargain bin would likely concede there wasn't much call for a sequel. Rated: 2/5 Dec 27, 2010 Full Review Tim Evans Sky Cinema The weird structure of this movie - the first in a two-part series - means the narrative unfolds at a strange pace with Maltazard only making his appearance well into the film and the story ending abruptly. Dec 22, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen C Success in 1 hour and 33 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG for Some Mild Peril!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/21/25 Full Review Audience Member Why does this movie exist?! This is terrible, like really terrible. This movie literally has 0 percent, and it's well deserved Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/10/25 Full Review Luis c G why does everyone in the poster look so creepy Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/24 Full Review Audience Member Love all the Arthur movies! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Bom demais, o roteiro é impressionante e as cenas de ação são de arrepiar. Essa obra francesa esta no mesmo nivel de Toy Story e outros filmes de animação. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Not as good as the previous installment, but still a fun plot for all the family. The recasting of Malthazard is a disappointment as he is not as menacing as when he was voiced by David Bowie Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Luc Besson

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Selena Gomez

Selenia

Freddie Highmore

Arthur

Lou Reed

Emperor Maltazard

Fergie

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Mia Farrow

Granny

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Movie Info

Synopsis Arthur (Freddie Highmore) receives a distress call from Princess Selenia (Selena Gomez) and flies to her rescue, but Emperor Maltazard (Lou Reed) has a nefarious plan to ensnare the young hero.
Director
Luc Besson
Producer
Luc Besson, Emmanuel Prévost
Screenwriter
Luc Besson, Céline Garcia
Distributor
Weinstein Co.
Production Co
Avalanche Productions, Sofica Europacorp, Canal+, TF1 Films Production, EuropaCorp, Apipoulaï
Rating
PG (Some Mild Peril)
Genre
Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 18, 2009, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Runtime
1h 33m
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