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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
The man who tried to cheat the devil.
The man who tried to cheat the devil.
Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery - 2009
6.8
64%
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After a carnival troupe saves his life, a man agrees to help its immortal leader collect five souls and win a bet with the devil.
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Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
123 min
Release date:
1 Oct 2009
Country:
CA, FR, GB
Languages:
English, Russian, French
Budget:
$30,000,000
Revenue:
$64,352,607
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. 5 wins & 23 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus is one of those movies that, despite spectacular elements, doesn't add up to a spectacular film.
– Christine Champ,
Film.com,
6 May 2011
fresh:
Terry Gilliam, the veteran film director who cut his teeth as the animation wizard of television's legendary Monty Python's Flying Circus, has flirted with genius throughout his career, and bedded her from time to time. In The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnas
– Jonathan F. Richards,
Film.com,
15 Jan 2010
fresh:
Parnassus is fun to watch a good deal of the time, and Gilliam is almost always visually surprising, but Ledger could have used a more momentous send-off.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
8 Jan 2010
fresh:
It teases with magnificently tantalizing moments that don't quite add up to one grand insight. Which, come to think of it, is an epiphany of its own peculiar sort.
– Lisa Kennedy,
Denver Post,
8 Jan 2010
fresh:
When it's all done we're left with another recent Gilliam trademark: the highly imaginative mess.
– Chris Vognar,
Dallas Morning News,
8 Jan 2010
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