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8.1 out of 10

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  • Starring: David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly
  • Summary: Babysitting infant stepbrother Toby on a weekend night isn’t young Sarah’s idea of fun. Frustrated by his crying, she secretly imagines the Goblins from her favorite book, Labyrinth, carrying Toby away. When her fantasy comes true, a distraught Sarah must enter a maze of illusion to bring Toby back from a kingdom inhabited by mystical creatures and governed by the wicked Goblin King. (Sony Pictures)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 10
  3. Negative: 2 out of 10
  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Nina Darnton
    90
    Labyrinth, a fabulous film about a young girl's journey into womanhood that uses futuristic technology to illuminate a mythic-style tale, is in many ways a remarkable achievement.
  2. Empire
    Reviewed by: Ian Nathan
    60
    Fabulous fantasy from the godfather of modern puppetry Jim Henson.
  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Gene Siskel
    25
    What an enormous waste of talent and money is Labyrinth. [30 Jun 1986, p.3]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Xenon
    9
    David Bowie and Jim Henson team up for a delightful fantasy.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. MovieLonely94
    8
    George Lucas and Jim Henson had teamed up and they made an entertaining masterpiece.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. grandpajoe6191
    6
    "Labyrinth" is a movie that starts out as what looks like a fantasy equivalent to "Peter Pan" , but sizzles down in the end only as a decent movie with a baffling story behind the great CGI.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes

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