The Goonies
They call themselves "The Goonies." The secret caves. The old lighthouse. The lost map. The treacherous traps. The hidden adventure. And Sloth… Join the adventure.
1985 • 114 min • Adventure · Comedy · Family
Synopsis
Young teen Mikey Walsh and his friends set off on a quest to find Pirate One-Eyed Willie's treasure in hopes of saving their homes from demolition. However, on their quest to find the treasure, they run into a family of recently escaped criminals, determined to capture the kids and reach the treasure first.
Our family guide
Best from age 8- 100 Reviewers · 6 · 69%
- 75 Audience · 6316 · 31%
A group of friends called the Goonies discovers an old treasure map and embarks on an exciting adventure to find pirate One-Eyed Willie's hidden riches. They hope to save their homes from foreclosure but must outwit a family of criminals also seeking the treasure, navigating booby traps and danger along the way.
- Violence & peril
- 4/10
- Language
- 3/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 1/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 1/10
- Scary moments
- 4/10
Heads up
- Some peril and chases involving criminals
- A few mild expletives and insults
- A character with a visible deformity
What it models well
- Friendship and teamwork
- Resourcefulness and bravery
- Loyalty and persistence
Talk about it after
- The importance of friendship and supporting each other
- How to handle difficult situations and challenges
- Making choices when under pressure
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Where to watch
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Top billed cast
Director: Richard Donner • Crew: Chris Columbus, Steven Spielberg
Trailers & clips
Chunk & Sloth Forever
40th Anniversary Spot
The Hunt For One-Eyed Willy's Treasure
Clip
The Goonies Documentary - Making of a Cult Classic 2010
4K Trailer
Playing One-Eyed Willy's Bones
Meeting the Fratellis
Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewers"The Goonies" kicks off strong with a great first act that really captures the energy of being a kid in the '80s. It’s fun watching the group of teens hanging out, pranking each other, and getting into all kinds of creative mischief around the house. It’s a bit of a throwback to when kids actually spent time together in person, unlike today, where everyone’s glued to a screen. The story flows perfectly from one...
RecommendedA movie that marked one generation, of course most of the post-90's generations won't see the worth on it. But for the 80´s afternoon movies it was perfect. Well done as most of Spielberg's movie are joined with a fantasy story with a bunch of kids like many other classics of that generation (Neverending Story Flight Of The Navigator, Back to the Future for example) that we don't see anymore. The music of t...
RecommendedI tried, I really did - but I didn't really like this. There are just far too many screeching, cacophonous, kids all talking over each other and after about twenty minutes I'd had about enough. It does get marginally better though, as these brats discover an ancient treasure map and have to compete with the menacing "Mama Fratelli" (Anne Ramsey) for the spoils. Robert Davi ("Jake") provides an additional slice of ...
RecommendedSecond time seeing this and while it's not quite the classic in my book, still a fun family-adventure flick with some nice production design and a nice cast along with some great talent behind the camera with Spielberg producing (and story), Chris Columbus's script and Richard Donner directing. Added bonus for me being an Oregonian and this filmed in Astoria. **3.5/5**
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersSuch a classic! Glad they shown this at the cinema when it reopened - it looked amazing in the big screen!
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersAh, kids adventure films, how fondly we remember. In an effort to ward off property developers and save the Walsh's from having to move away. Mikey Walsh, Brand Walsh and their intrepid friends, set off to look for pirate treasure they believe exists after the discovery of a dust covered map. Fun fun fun! Treasure, pirates, booby traps, crooks, weird cellar dwelling humans, water slides, wishing wells and bu...
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 7.5/10 (6,316)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $19,000,000
- Box office
- $69,649,283
- IMDb
- tt0089218
- Official site
- www.warnerbros.com
