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Name: The Goonies
Director: Richard Donner
Genre: adventure, comedy, family
Released: 1985
Duration: 1 h 54 min
Rating: 7.7

The Goonies has an iRankMovies score of 73.8/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

The Goonies (1985)

They call themselves "The Goonies." The secret caves. The old lighthouse. The lost map. The treacherous traps. The hidden adventure. And Sloth… Join the adventure.

Release:1985

Runtime:1h 54m

Country:United States

Director:Richard Donner

Language:English

Genre

AdventureComedyFamily

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Keywords

Gang Of ThievesTreasure MapOregon UsaGunfightPirateChildhood FriendsBooby TrapWater Slide

iRank74

The Goonies rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.7/10· 324K votes

Rotten Tomatoes77%

Metacritic62%

TMDb7.515/10· 6K votes

With 77% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.7/10 on IMDb and 62/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About The Goonies

Young teen Mikey Walsh and his friends set off on a quest to find Pirate One-Eyed Willie's treasure in hopes of saving their homes from demolition. However, on their quest to find the treasure, they run into a family of recently escaped criminals, determined to capture the kids and reach the treasure first.

Cast of The Goonies

Sean Astin
as Mikey
Josh Brolin
as Brand
Jeff Cohen
as Chunk
Corey Feldman
as Mouth
Kerri Green
as Andy
Martha Plimpton
as Stef
Ke Huy Quan
as Data
John Matuszak
as Sloth
Robert Davi
as Jake
Joe Pantoliano
as Francis
Anne Ramsey
as Mama Fratelli
Lupe Ontiveros
as Rosalita

The Goonies facts

Budget: $19M
Box office: $69.6M

Our take on The Goonies

Richard Donner's 1985 adventure-comedy-family romp is a template for kids-on-a-quest storytelling. Young teen Mikey Walsh and his friends set out to find the treasure of pirate One-Eyed Willie, hoping to save their neighbourhood homes from demolition. Their hunt takes a wilder turn when they cross paths with a family of recently escaped criminals equally determined to reach the treasure first. It's built for viewers who love scrappy ensembles of kids, booby-trapped tunnels and the mix of danger and goofiness that defines 1980s family adventure. If you want an energetic, big-hearted treasure hunt to enjoy with children or revisit with nostalgia, this remains a spirited, quotable classic of its kind.

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