The Dark Crystal
19821h 33mPG · MPAA
Directed by Jim Henson · Starring Jim Henson & Kathryn Mullen
78%Rotten Tomatoes7.1IMDb66Metacritic
On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal and restore order to his world, before the grotesque race of Skeksis find and use the crystal for evil.
AdventureFamilyFantasy
— Critical consensus, summarised
Jim Henson's most ambitious puppet film — critics initially split on it, audiences turned it into a cult phenomenon. The world-building is unmatched; the dark fantasy tone genuinely scared a generation of kids.
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