The City of Lost Children
75
Balasaur Score
Worth a look
1995 · Movie · 1h 52m · R
The read
A Balasaur Score of 75 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 80%, Metacritic 73/100. Every source lands within 7 points of the others, across 1,300 audience votes. Scores higher than 88% of the 396 1990s fantasy movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
Metacritic73/100
1,267 audience votes
Key crew
- Jean-Pierre JeunetDirector
- Jean-Pierre JeunetScreenplay
- Angelo BadalamentiOriginal Music Composer
- Marc CaroScreenplay
- Marc CaroDirector
- Gilles AdrienScreenplay
Cast
- Ron PerlmanOne
- Dominique PinonThe Diver / The Clones
- Judith VittetMiette
- Daniel EmilforkKrank
- Jean-Claude DreyfusMarcello
- Geneviève BrunetThe Octopus
- Odile MalletThe Octopus
- Mireille MosséMiss Bismuth
- Serge MerlinGabriel Marie
- RufusPeeler
- Ticky HolgadoEx-Acrobat
- Cris HuertaFather
Stills
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