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Zathura (2005)

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Movie Info


Genre

Action, Fantasy

Release Date

November 11, 2005

MPAA Rating

PG

Duration

113 min.

Production Budget

$65 millions

Studio

Columbia Pictures

Official Site

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REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

Cast and Crew


Director

Jon Favreau

Producer

Michael De Luca, Scott Kroopf, William Teitler

Screenwriter

David Koepp, John Kamps, Eric Fogel

Starring

Movie Story


In Columbia Pictures heart-racing sci-fi adventure "Zathura," two squabbling brothers are propelled into deepest, darkest space while playing a mysterious game they discovered in the basement of their old house.

On their fantastic journey they are joined by a stranded astronaut and must survive meteor showers, hostile lizard-like aliens, a rocket-propelled robot run amok and an intergalactic spaceship battle.

But their greatest peril lies ahead. For unless they finish the game and reach the planet Zathura, they are doomed to be trapped in outer space forever.

"Zathura" is based on the best-selling book by the acclaimed children's writer Chris Van Allsburg ("The Polar Express," "Jumanji"). With a screenplay by David Koepp. The film stars Josh Hutcherson, Jonah Bobo, Dax Shepard, Kristin Stewart and OSCAR winner Tim Robbins. This film is directed by Jon Favreau (Elf) and produced by Bill Teitler and Michael Deluca.

Movie Stills (6 photos)


Tim Robbins plays as Dad in ZATHURA (2005)
Josh Hutcherson and Jonah Bobo in ZATHURA (2005)

Reader's Reviews


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dis film is da best!

posted by woooo on Dec 28, 2008

Walter is so sexy

posted by bakekok on Jul 12, 2009

interesting, jon favreau directed this!

posted by rdog on Oct 17, 2009
 
 

MOVIE REVIEWS BY CRITICS

“..a tick better than the movie version of "Jumanji,"..”
by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune]
“..a stellar fantasy that faces down childhood anxieties with feet-on-the-ground maturity..”
by Scott Brown [Entertainment Weekly]
“..a zippy trip for the entire family..”
by Gerry Shamray [Sun Newspapers of Cleveland]