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The Dark Crystal

1982 · 93 min

A visually stunning, eerie puppet fantasy that feels like a dark fairy tale, immersive and occasionally unsettling.

Tagline
Another world, another time... in the age of wonder.
Overview
On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal and restore order to his world, before the grotesque race of Skeksis find and use the crystal for evil.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • fate
  • identity
  • power
  • redemption
Places
  • fantasy world
  • wilderness
  • single country house
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror5
Humour2
Realism2
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
adventure, family, fantasy
Directed by
Frank Oz, Jim Henson
Written by
David Odell
Starring
Jim Henson, Kathryn Mullen, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Louise Gold, Brian Meehl, Stephen Garlick
Music
Trevor Jones
Cinematography
Oswald Morris
Runtime
93 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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