The Golden Compass Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Last modified: Dec. 21, 2008

The Golden Compass

Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig star in a fantasy adventure of parallel worlds, witches, warring bears and shape-shifting animals.

Director: Chris Weitz

Starring: Nicole Kidman • Dakota Blue Richards • Daniel Craig • Eva Green • Sam Elliott

PG-13 Action N/A

83% WILL SEE 17% WON'T SEE

Plot: Lyra Belacqua is an orphan who lives happily in Jordan College, Oxford, playing with local boys and terrorizing the professors. However, when Lyra overhears scholars discussing a plot against her uncle, Lord Asriel, centering on a mysterious substance called Dust, her curiosity is roused. Soon Lyra is in over her head as she uncovers a frightening plot and a whole new world of possibilities.

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Nicole Kidman
Secret in Their Eyes, Babygirl
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Dakota Blue Richards
The Secret of Moonacre
Daniel Craig
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Queer
Eva Green
300: Rise of An Empire, Euphoria
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Sam Elliott
The Hero, A Star Is Born
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Ian McKellen
Avengers: Doomsday, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Ian McShane
From the World of John Wick: Ballerina, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
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Kathy Bates
The Blind Side, Bee Movie
Freddie Highmore
The Vault, August Rush
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Kristin Scott Thomas
Tomb Raider, My Mother's Wedding

A look at The Golden Compass behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Chris Weitz last helmed They Listen and Afraid.

Described as darker in tone than the "Harry Potter" books, the series tackles themes of childhood, innocence and sin, and combines magic, science and theology.

Dec 2004

Changed The Golden Compass movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for sequences of fantasy violence
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass
Language: English

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The Golden Compass was released in on Friday, December 7 , 2007. There were five other movies released on the same date, including Juno, Atonement and Grace is Gone.