The NeverEnding Story
A boy who needs a friend finds a world that needs a hero in a land beyond imagination!
A boy who needs a friend finds a world that needs a hero in a land be...
Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
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1984
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While hiding from bullies in his school's attic, a young boy discovers the extraordinary land of Fantasia, through a magical book called The Neverending Story. The book tells the tale of Atreyu, a young warrior who, with the help of a luck dragon named Falkor, must save Fantasia from the destruction of The Nothing.
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Rated:
PG
Runtime:
102 min
Release date:
5 Apr 1984
Country:
DE
Languages:
English
Budget:
$27,000,000
Revenue:
$20,158,808
Awards:
5 wins & 7 nominations.
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
A marvelously realized flight of pure fantasy.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Nov 2012
rotten:
Despite the sophistication of the source material, the film isn't particularly successful.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
26 Nov 2012
fresh:
A fairytale of the very best kind.
– Verina Glaessner,
Time Out,
26 Jan 2006
fresh:
The world of this movie looks like a very particular place, and the art direction involved a lot of imagination.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Oct 2004
rotten:
The Neverending Story may have cost a mint to produce, but the result is bargain-basement.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
30 Aug 2004