The Golden Compass

"There are worlds beyond our own. The compass will show the way."

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Ratings & Reviews

6.1/10

4,850 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 1 win•📋 1 nomination

Won

Best Visual Effects

Nominated

Best Production Design

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Other Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

Broadcast Film Critics Association for Best Family Film

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$180.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$372.2M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$192.2M

ROI: +107%

Budget Recovery207% of budget

$0|Budget: $180.0M|Revenue: $372.2M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

56.8K

Daily Avg

947

7-Day Trend

-6%

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Based On

Northern Lights

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Canton of Berne

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Story Setting

Set In

London

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Henry Braham

Film Editing

Anne V. Coates

Music / Score

Alexandre Desplat

Costume Design

Ruth Myers

Production Companies

depth of fieldScholastic CorporationRhythm and Hues StudiosIngenious MediaNew Line Cinema

Distributors

InterComNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Golden Compass

Available in 83 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG-13	—	The Roku Channel, Plex, Tubi TV	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomPG	HBO Max Amazon Channel, Sky Go, Now TV Cinema	—	Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store	Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store
CanadaPG	—	—	Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video
AustraliaPG	Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads	—	JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV
India	JioHotstar, VI movies and tv	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG-13

United KingdomPG

CanadaPG

AustraliaPG

Germany12

FranceTP

JapanG

Brazil14

+14 more countries

Production

Director

Chris Weitz

Writers

Philip Pullman, Chris Weitz

Production Companies

Depth of FieldNew Line CinemaScholastic ProductionsIngenious Media

Cast

Dakota Blue Richards

Lyra Belacqua

Nicole Kidman

Marisa Coulter

Daniel Craig

Lord Asriel

Ben Walker

Roger Parslow

Freddie Highmore

Pantalaimon (voice)

Ian McKellen

Iorek Byrnison (voice)

Eva Green

Serafina Pekkala

Jim Carter

John Faa

Tom Courtenay

Farder Coram

Ian McShane

Ragnar Sturlusson (voice)

Sam Elliott

Lee Scoresby

Christopher Lee

First High Councilor

Tags & Keywords

compassexperimentenglandpolar bearairshipsteampunkanimalsalternate universebased on young adult novel

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