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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Adventure · Family · Fantasy · 2005

Siblings Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter step through a magical wardrobe and find the land of Narnia. There, they discover a charming, once peaceful kingdom that has been plunged into eternal winter by the evil White Witch, Jadis. Aided by the wise and magnificent lion, Aslan, the children lead Narnia into a spectacular, climactic battle to be free of the Witch's glacial powers forever.

Movie details

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

“The beloved masterpiece comes to life.”

2005 Adventure · Family · Fantasy 2h 23m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.9 / 10

450.2K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

76 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

75 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

7.1 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

Siblings Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter step through a magical wardrobe and find the land of Narnia. There, they discover a charming, once peaceful kingdom that has been plunged into eternal winter by the evil White Witch, Jadis. Aided by the wise and magnificent lion, Aslan, the children lead Narnia into a spectacular, climactic battle to be free of the Witch's glacial powers forever.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Andrew Adamson

Written by

Andrew Adamson · Christopher Markus · Ann Peacock · Stephen McFeely

William Moseley

William Moseley

Peter Pevensie

Anna Popplewell

Anna Popplewell

Susan Pevensie

Skandar Keynes

Skandar Keynes

Edmund Pevensie

Georgie Henley

Georgie Henley

Lucy Pevensie

Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson

Aslan (voice)

Tilda Swinton

Tilda Swinton

White Witch

James McAvoy

James McAvoy

Mr. Tumnus

Court is in session

Put The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.