The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Remarkable. Unbelievable. Impossible. And true.
1988 • 126 min • Fantasy · Adventure · Comedy
Synopsis
An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences with his band of misfits.
Our family guide
Best from age 9- 100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
- 70 Audience · 1021 · 49%
An imaginative and visually stunning adventure following the legendary Baron Munchausen as he recounts and relives his fantastical journeys with a motley crew of companions.
- Violence & peril
- 3/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 2/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 1/10
- Scary moments
- 4/10
Heads up
- Some peril and fantastical creatures
- Brief moments of drinking and smoking
- Slightly complex narrative structure
- Older-fashioned theatrical style
What it models well
- Imagination and storytelling
- Bravery and perseverance
- Loyalty and friendship
- Defying expectations
Talk about it after
- Truth versus embellishment
- The power of belief
- Questioning authority
- Visual effects and filmmaking
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Top billed cast
Director: Terry Gilliam • Crew: Charles McKeown, Terry Gilliam
John Neville
Hieronymus Karl Frederick Baron von Munchausen
Eric Idle
Desmond / Berthold
Sarah Polley
Sally Salt
Oliver Reed
Vulcan
Charles McKeown
Rupert / Adolphus
- W
Winston Dennis
Bill / Albrecht
Jack Purvis
Jeremy / Gustavus
Valentina Cortese
Queen Ariadne / Violet
Jonathan Pryce
The Right Ordinary Horatio Jackson
Bill Paterson
Henry Salt
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Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersMy dad and I had a movie tradition, because there is always time to watch a movie and catch is weather dependent. This was one of the movies he took me to see as like the father-son bonding time. And I can understand why, no one loved pulp novels more than my dad and when it came to picking things the word "Adventures" really played to his pulp trash sensibilities. I might have inherited a bit of that.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 7.0/10 (1,021)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $46,630,000
- Box office
- $8,083,123
- IMDb
- tt0096764
- Official site
- www.sonypictures.com
