Zathura

Name: Zathura
Released: 2005-11-10
Cast: Josh Hutcherson, Tim Robbins, Dax Shepard

Zathura

PG
1h 41m
2005

76%

age 11+

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In Columbia Pictures' heart-racing sci-fi adventure Zathura, two squabbling brothers are propelled into deepest, darkest space while playing a mysterious game they discovered in the basement of their old house. On their fantastic journey, they are joined by a stranded astronaut and must survive meteor showers, hostile lizard-like aliens, a rocket-propelled robot run amok and an intergalactic spaceship battle. Unless they finish the game and reach the planet Zathura, they could be trapped in outer space forever.

Director:

Jon Favreau

Producer:

Scott Kroopf, William Teitler

Writer:

David Koepp, John Kamps

Cast:

Josh Hutcherson, Tim Robbins, Dax Shepard

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

76%

Critics Consensus: Dazzling special effects for the kids + well-crafted storytelling for the 'rents = cinematic satisfaction for the whole family.

Reviews

Gone With The Twins

Mike Massie

An engaging, family-friendly, fantasy adventure.

There are moments in Zathura of pure delight and wonder.

Zathura is a kids movie that doesn't demean its target audience... This is a solid A-grade experience for young viewers and kids at heart.

Fun for the whole family, Zathura is an adventure ride you'll find yourself wanting to take again and again.

It doesn't talk down its audience, it doesn't paint clichés, it doesn't insult our intelligence, and its entertainment is enjoyable for both adults and children. That's rare.

June 21, 2017

FULL REVIEW

Common Sense Media

age 11+

Common Sense Says

Sci-fi adventure has salty language, peril, violence.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that Zathura; A Space Adventure is a 2005 movie in which an old board game found in the basement of a newly occupied house leads to fierce space battles and extreme peril from lizard-like aliens with a taste for human flesh. The movie begins with typical tensions, resentments, and competitions between two brothers, age 6 and 10. Their father is divorced, and their teenaged sister is distracted by her interest in boys and parties. The film includes scary music, scary sound effects (crashes, explosions, alien-monster growls), and some images of space aliens and a big robot attacking the boys that might be frightening for younger viewers. Boys use some obnoxious language ("d--k," "screwed") and violence against the aliens to save themselves. The teen girl develops a crush on an older astronaut; when he's revealed to be her brother from the future, her first response is, "And I wanted to ... ." The movie does attempt to address sibling rivalries, the self-esteem issues that can develop, and the importance of two brothers learning to look out for each other.