Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)

Directed by

Jon Favreau

Genre

fantasy film, action film, science fiction film, adventure film, speculative fiction, children's film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 3,629 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two squabbling brothers find a board game that transports their house into outer space. They must survive and finish the game to get home.

whimsicaltensenostalgicplayfulnostalgichigh-stakesfamily-orientedmysterious

What happens

Zathura: A Space Adventure (or simply Zathura) is a 2005 American science fiction action-adventure film directed by Jon Favreau, and written by David Koepp and John Kamps. It is an adaptation of the 2002 children's book Zathura by Chris Van Allsburg, author of the 1981 children's book Jumanji. It is a standalone spin-off of the 1995 film Jumanji and the second installment of the Jumanji franchise. The film stars Josh Hutcherson and Jonah Bobo as two squabbling brothers who find a mysterious board game in the basement which transports their house into outer space, and must survive and finish the game in order to return home. Dax Shepard, Kristen Stewart, and Tim Robbins are also among the cast. Zathura was shot in Los Angeles and Culver City, California, and was released on November 11, 2005, in the United States by Sony Pictures Releasing through its Columbia Pictures label. It received positive reviews from critics and grossed $65.1 million worldwide against a $65 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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