Without the bite or the controversy of the source material, The Golden Compass is reduced to impressive visuals overcompensating for lax storytelling.
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The Golden Compass

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The Golden Compass
Movie Info
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Director -
Chris Weitz -
Producer -
Deborah A. Forte , Bill Carraro -
Screenwriter -
Chris Weitz -
Distributor -
New Line Cinema -
Production Co -
New Line Cinema , Scholastic Productions , Depth of Field -
Rating -
PG-13 (Sequences of Fantasy Violence) -
Genre -
Kids & Family , Fantasy , Adventure -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Dec 7, 2007, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jul 30, 2010 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$70.1M -
Runtime -
1h 58m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby SRD , DTS , SDDS -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)