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Arthur and the Invisibles

Original title: Arthur et les Minimoys
  • 20062006
  • PGPG
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
37K
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Arthur et les Minimoys (2006)
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Ten-year-old Arthur, in a bid to save his grandfather's house from being demolished, goes looking for some much-fabled hidden treasure in the land of the Minimoys, tiny people living in harm... Read allTen-year-old Arthur, in a bid to save his grandfather's house from being demolished, goes looking for some much-fabled hidden treasure in the land of the Minimoys, tiny people living in harmony with nature.Ten-year-old Arthur, in a bid to save his grandfather's house from being demolished, goes looking for some much-fabled hidden treasure in the land of the Minimoys, tiny people living in harmony with nature.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
37K
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  • Director
    • Luc Besson
  • Writers
    • Céline Garcia
    • Luc Besson(book)
    • Patrice Garcia(creator: characters and settings)
  • Stars
    • Freddie Highmore
    • Mia Farrow
    • Madonna(English version)
Top credits
  • Director
    • Luc Besson
  • Writers
    • Céline Garcia
    • Luc Besson(book)
    • Patrice Garcia(creator: characters and settings)
  • Stars
    • Freddie Highmore
    • Mia Farrow
    • Madonna(English version)
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    • 73User reviews
    • 100Critic reviews
    • 39Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 4 nominations

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    Mia Farrow and Freddie Highmore in Arthur et les Minimoys (2006)
    Freddie Highmore in Arthur et les Minimoys (2006)
    Jimmy Fallon, Mylène Farmer, and Freddie Highmore in Arthur et les Minimoys (2006)
    Freddie Highmore in Arthur et les Minimoys (2006)
    Mia Farrow and Freddie Highmore in Arthur et les Minimoys (2006)
    Freddie Highmore in Arthur et les Minimoys (2006)
    Freddie Highmore in Arthur et les Minimoys (2006)
    Arthur et les Minimoys (2006)
    Arthur et les Minimoys (2006)
    Jimmy Fallon and Freddie Highmore in Arthur et les Minimoys (2006)
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    Freddie Highmore
    Freddie Highmore
    • Arthuras Arthur
    Mia Farrow
    Mia Farrow
    • Grannyas Granny
    Madonna
    Madonna
    • Princess Seleniaas Princess Selenia
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Ron Crawford
    Ron Crawford
    • Archibaldas Archibald
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Penny Balfour
    Penny Balfour
    • Arthur's Motheras Arthur's Mother
    Doug Rand
    Doug Rand
    • Arthur's Fatheras Arthur's Father
    Adam LeFevre
    Adam LeFevre
    • Davidoas Davido
    Jean Bejote Njamba
    • Massai Chiefas Massai Chief
    Saul Jephcott
    • Police Officer #1as Police Officer #1
    Lee Delong
    Lee Delong
    • Salesladyas Saleslady
    • (as Lee de Long)
    Christian Erickson
    • Antique Dealeras Antique Dealer
    Eric Balliet
    • Mover #1as Mover #1
    Oxmo Puccino
    • Mover #2as Mover #2
    Robert William Bradford
    • Baliffas Baliff
    Jerry Di Giacomo
    • Repairmanas Repairman
    • (French version)
    • (voice)
    Bienvenue Kindoki
    • Matassalai #1as Matassalai #1
    Valéry Koko Kingue
    • Matassalai #2as Matassalai #2
    Aba Koïta
    • Matassalai #3as Matassalai #3
    • Director
      • Luc Besson
    • Writers
      • Céline Garcia
      • Luc Besson(book) (story)
      • Patrice Garcia(creator: characters and settings)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Humans turned into Minimoys have five fingers, real Minimoys have four (as all other speaking species seen), and the King's mount, only three.
    • Goofs
      (at around 1h 20 mins) While driving in the tunnel Arthur says he hopes that there are no speed cameras down there, but speed cameras weren't introduced until at least the late 1960s.
    • Quotes

      [repeated line]

      Arthur: It's incredible!

    • Crazy credits
      At the beginning of the end credits, the main actors, actresses, and director come out on screen to take their final bows. If they did a voice in the film, they are presented as the character they voiced in the film. If their role was strictly live action, they are presented as a Minimoy version of their character.
    • Alternate versions
      Weinstein's 94 minute USA/UK version is renamed "Arthur and the Invisibles" and is heavily cut and rearranged from the original 103 minute French/English language version named "Arthur et les Minimoys":
      • The romance, kiss and marriage between Arthur and Selenia is cut.
      • All sexual innuendo is cut.
      • Davido's attempt to steal the rubies is cut.
      • Some live shots are cut, some other added.
      • Has more verbose speech.
      • Narrator voice added (in addition to Archibald).
    • Connections
      Edited into Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Quest for Love
      by Jewel

    User reviews73

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    It's a small world.
    Every now and then it's nice to be reminded of the power of the imagination; of what it was like as children to escape to other worlds and embark on remarkable adventures. Luc Besson's Arthur and the Invisibles does just that and does it brilliantly with a mix of stunningly shot live action and wonderfully crafted, sometimes breath-taking CGI animation. It's a story which echoes, and affectionately pays homage to, many of the very best Children's stories. Stories such as The Sword in the Stone, Alice in Wonderland and The Borrowers.

    The tale's young hero, Arthur, is battling to save his grandparents' home from the clutches of real estate developers. His grandfather is missing, but handily he's left the boy a series of clues to a hidden treasure trove which, if it's found, could be used to pay off the money- grubbing developers. But this is no straight-forward, stroll in the park search. In trying to find the haul Arthur must unlock the passageway to an underground world populated by curious, minute creatures. The home of these "invisibles" is also in peril: in their case, because of a malevolent wizard. So, joining forces with an almost improbably beautiful princess, Arthur sets off on his perilous mission.

    The cast list reads like a Hollywood Who's Who. Robert de Niro, Harvey Keitel, Madonna and Mia Farrow all feature. But it's the young lead who really takes centre stage. Freddie Highmore was Charlie in Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It was a role he played well but I fully expected him, as with a plethora of child actors, to then disappear into fresh air. But Highmore comes alive in this movie; both when we see him in the flesh, and when he's voicing his animated incarnation. Besides Highmore, Mia Farrow, as Arthur's scatty grandmother, is utterly charming and David Bowie makes for a very creepy, yet nicely understated, evil wizard Maltazard. The look of Maltazard's henchmen exemplify the darker side of Luc Besson's previous work but their idiocy prevents them being too terrifying for smaller children.

    The film isn't flawless. Jimmy Fallon's Betameche, while surely popular with the film's younger viewers, at times borders on the unbearably annoying; while the casting of forty- eight year old Madonna as Princess Selenia seems a little odd. Her performance is perfectly adequate, but in effect she spends most of the time flirting with a schoolchild. Strange.

    But the gems in Arthur and the Invisibles far outshine any minor negatives. Mixing live action with CGI could quite easily look messy and unconvincing but, quite simply, it works and while there's always a danger of such a tale descending into saccharine sludge, thankfully that doesn't happen. Arthur's quest is a joy to follow; it deserves to be anything but invisible.
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    • Jan 15, 2007

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    • Release date
      • January 12, 2007 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (France)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Arthur y los Minimoys
    • Filming locations
      • France
    • Production companies
      • EuropaCorp
      • Avalanche Productions
      • Metro Voices
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $86,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $15,132,763
    • Gross worldwide
      • $108,605,609
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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