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The Dark Crystal
1982
· Movie
· 93 min
B
MEANRANK
73/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1702
- IMDb #1995
- Google retired #1543
- Rotten Tomatoes #1663
- Metacritic #1673
- Letterboxd #1330
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2208
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1533
- Metacritic Critics #1885
- Metacritic Audience #1444
- Criticker #1298
- Kinopoisk #2613
- AlloCiné #1252
- Trakt #1555
Every rating
54–88
out of 100
On a alien world, a gentle Gelfling orphan discovers a shard of a powerful crystal. He learns that the crystal was broken a thousand years ago, allowing the vile Skeksis to rule. He must embark on a perilous journey to find the missing shard and heal the crystal before the next planetary alignment, which would allow the Skeksis to rule forever.
Details
- Directors
- Frank Oz, Jim Henson
- Writers
- David Odell, Jim Henson
- Studio
- ITC Entertainment, Henson Associates
- Released
- 17 December 1982
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $15.0M
- Box office
- $44.6M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 5 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 7 →2 wins from 7 nominations across 4 ceremonies
| BAFTA Film Award 1983 | Best Special Visual Effects | Roy Field Brian Smithies Ian Wingrove | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 2008 | Best DVD Classic Film Release | Nominee | |
| Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival 1983 | Grand Prize | Jim Henson Frank Oz | Winner |
| Hugo Awards 1983 | Best Dramatic Presentation | Jim Henson Frank Oz Gary Kurtz David Odell | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 1983 | Best Fantasy Film | Winner | |
| Saturn Awards 1983 | Best Special Effects | Roy Field Brian Smithies | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 1983 | Best Poster Art | Richard Amsel | Nominee |
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BAFTA Film Award
1 nomination
| Best Special Visual Effects | Roy Field Brian Smithies Ian Wingrove | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Fantasy Film | Winner | |
| Best DVD Classic Film Release | Nominee | |
| Best Poster Art | Richard Amsel | Nominee |
| Best Special Effects | Roy Field Brian Smithies | Nominee |
Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Grand Prize | Jim Henson Frank Oz | Winner |
Hugo Awards
1 nomination
| Best Dramatic Presentation | Jim Henson Frank Oz Gary Kurtz David Odell | Nominee |