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Name: Zathura: A Space Adventure
Director: Jon Favreau
Genre: adventure, family, science-fiction
Released: 2005
Duration: 1 h 41 min
Rating: 6.3

Zathura: A Space Adventure has an iRankMovies score of 67.7/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)

Adventure is waiting.

Release:2005

Runtime:1h 41m

Country:United States

Director:Jon Favreau

Language:English

Genre

AdventureFamilyScience Fiction

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Keywords

FireBased On Novel Or BookKiller RobotHouseSpace TravelWishMeteorChallenge

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Zathura: A Space Adventure rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.3/10· 123K votes

Rotten Tomatoes77%

Metacritic67%

TMDb6.4/10· 4K votes

With 77% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.3/10 on IMDb and 67/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Zathura: A Space Adventure

After their father is called into work, two young boys, Walter and Danny, are left in the care of their teenage sister, Lisa, and told they must stay inside. Walter and Danny, who anticipate a boring day, are shocked when they begin playing Zathura, a space-themed board game, which they realize has mystical powers when their house is shot into space. With the help of an astronaut, the boys attempt to return home.

Cast of Zathura: A Space Adventure

Josh Hutcherson
as Walter Budwing
Jonah Bobo
as Danny Budwing
Dax Shepard
as Astronaut
Kristen Stewart
as Lisa Budwing
Tim Robbins
as Dad (Mr. Budwing)
Frank Oz
as Robot (voice)
John Alexander
as Robot
Derek Mears
as Lead Zorgon
Douglas Tait
as Zorgon
Joe Bucaro III
as Zorgon
Jeff Wolfe
as Zorgon

Zathura: A Space Adventure facts

Budget: $65M
Box office: $65.1M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Director crafts imaginative family adventure with strong visual spectacle
•Game-based premise creates logical framework for escalating fantastical setpieces
•Character relationships develop authentically between feuding sibling dynamics