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Zathura: A Space Adventure
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67 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 30 Critics What's this?

User Score
6.3 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 35 Ratings

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  • Starring: Dax Shepard, Jonah Bobo, Josh Hutcherson, Kristen Stewart, Tim Robbins
  • Summary: Based on the best-selling book by the acclaimed children's writer Chris Van Allsburg ("The Polar Express," "Jumanji"), Zathura is a heart-racing sci-fi adventure about two squabbling brothers who are propelled into deepest, darkest space while playing a mysterious game they discovered in the basement of their old house. (Sony Pictures)… Expand
  • Director: Jon Favreau
  • Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Comedy, Family
  • Rating: PG
  • Runtime: 113 min
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 30
  3. Negative: 1 out of 30
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Scott Brown
    91
    Zathura is a rarity: a stellar fantasy that faces down childhood anxieties with feet-on-the-ground maturity.
  2. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Scott Tobias
    60
    Director Jon Favreau, who dipped profitably into family entertainment with 2003's "Elf," effectively recreates the illustrative universe of a good children's book, but he's stuck with a story that noisily grinds its gears.
  3. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Wesley Morris
    38
    Rarely is a movie audience asked to put up with so much noise for such a thankless payoff.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 17
  3. Negative: 4 out of 17
  1. DanL.
    10
    Awesome movie with great special effects and a great message.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. alexl.
    10
    I loved it.They went to space. They went back home at the end.
    • 1 of 2 users said yes
  3. Louis'sbrother
    1
    You're absolutely right Ken, Jumaji was really good at this. Zathura is just a pitiful copy. Plus, the music at the end drove me crazy!
    • 1 of 2 users said yes

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