The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

PG

2005

2h 23m

Kids & Family

Fantasy

Adventure

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During the World War II bombings of London, four English siblings are sent to a country house where they will be safe. One day Lucy (Georgie Henley) finds a wardrobe that transports her to a magical world called Narnia. After coming back, she soon returns to Narnia with her brothers, Peter (William Moseley) and Edmund (Skandar Keynes), and her sister, Susan (Anna Popplewell). There they join the magical lion, Aslan (Liam Neeson), in the fight against the evil White Witch, Jadis (Tilda Swinton).

Critics Consensus

With first-rate special effects and compelling storytelling, this adaptation stays faithful to its source material and will please moviegoers of all ages.

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Namrata Joshi

Outlook

01/09/2019

3/4

Incredibly engrossing but intermittently so. It holds you, but the grip could have been even more firm.

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Sukhdev Sandhu

Daily Telegraph (UK)

02/10/2007

This is a worthy opening salvo, a film that succeeds through the sheer weight of our expectations, and that won't disappoint younger audiences.

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Ian Freer

Empire Magazine

12/30/2006

3/5

It's an enjoyable adaptation and good enough for us to welcome this new franchise.

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Alan French

Sunshine State Cineplex

Nov 25

6/10

Adamson’s [The Chronicles of Narnia] makes for a decent holiday flick for the family. There’s action, adventure, and plenty of good-natured heroes.

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Joe Lipsett

Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr Podcast

12/30/2022

2.5/5

The film captures the essence of the novel, which succumbing to the 2000s tendency to lean into fight scenes and CGI (puppets look good, though!). The kids are well cast, but this adaptation feels bloated and padded at nearly 2.5 hrs.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

09/29/2020

6/10

Despite its generic swords-and-sorcery storyline, it's amusingly padded with extensive fantasy elements, making it a must-see for those itching for magic-doused adventure.

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Kymber H.

@SandlotLover17 Feb 28

Aslan is king! We love Aslan!

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Dean D.

@JerseyCityDean Jan 18

Just watched this movie again for the second time. First time was like 2010. What a fantastic movie and if you are a Christian you can see the pictures of Jesus in it. It was well made and the children’s acting was very believable. Especially the youngest girl she did such a great job and was so mature. The action at the end of the film was also great as I enjoy action movies and it had that in it as well. Highly recommended!!!

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DZ E

@Ziggy88z Jan 4

85/100 good film

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Leaburn O

@RT35452347 Dec 24

It is a familiar rendering of this epic kid’s pseudo religious tale. It’s not as good as the prior version, lacking its warm and more sincere characters. Instead we have to put up with an intolerably insufferable Peter. It was ok but dragged a bit and had an unnecessarily long battle scene. Watched on DVD.

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Brooklynn G.

@brooklynnx67 Dec 18

OUTSTANDING PEAK STUNNING MOVIE had me interested EVERY SECOND😼😼😼😼

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Sam E.

@SamEsposito Nov 25

Great allegorical film. Captures the essence of good and evil. True love is sacrificial, and is given to even traitors. Good triumphs over evil.

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Synopsis

During the World War II bombings of London, four English siblings are sent to a country house where they will be safe. One day Lucy (Georgie Henley) finds a wardrobe that transports her to a magical world called Narnia. After coming back, she soon returns to Narnia with her brothers, Peter (William Moseley) and Edmund (Skandar Keynes), and her sister, Susan (Anna Popplewell). There they join the magical lion, Aslan (Liam Neeson), in the fight against the evil White Witch, Jadis (Tilda Swinton).

Director: Andrew Adamson
Producer: Mark Johnson
Screenwriter: C.S. Lewis, Christopher Markus
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co: Walden Media
Rating: PG (Frightening Moments|Battle Sequences)
Genre: Kids & Family, Fantasy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 9, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 27, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $291.7M
Runtime: 2h 23m
Sound Mix: SDDS, DTS, Surround, Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)