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The City of Lost Children
Where happily ever after is just a dream.
Where happily ever after is just a dream.
Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction - 1995
7.5
79%
73
A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.

Details

Rated:
R
Runtime:
112 min
Release date:
17 May 1995
Country:
FR, DE, ES, GB
Languages:
French, Japanese, Vietnamese
Budget:
$18,000,000
Revenue:
$1,738,611
Awards:
5 wins & 14 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Jeunet and Caro have distinctive signatures like nobody else's.
– Michael Sragow,
New Yorker,
20 Nov 2013
fresh:
On visual terms alone, The City of Lost Children is something of a masterpiece, using state-of-the-art physical, optical and digital special effects to stretch cinematic boundaries.
– Jeff Shannon,
Seattle Times,
20 Nov 2013
fresh:
Essentially, The City of Lost Children is a macabre fairy tale, and while its tentacled comic-book plot and freak-show cast narrow its appeal -- this isn't a work of any allegorical depth -- Caro and Jeunet have pulled off a cinematic delight.
– Steven Rea,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
20 Nov 2013
rotten:
The City of Lost Children gets so caught up in its own weirdness that it all but shuts out the viewer.
– Jay Boyar,
Orlando Sentinel,
20 Nov 2013
rotten:
An empty triumph of overkill set design and weirdo casting.
– Jami Bernard,
New York Daily News,
20 Nov 2013
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