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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

2010
Family/Kids, Fantasy
1h 53m
With their dour, bookish cousin Eustace (Will Poulter) in tow, the youngest Pevensie offspring -- Lucy (Georgie Henley) and Edmund (Skandar Keynes) -- take an unexpected trip back to Narnia and join noble King Caspian (Ben Barnes) for an epic high-seas adventure. Setting sail aboard the Dawn Treader, the young heroes head for the end of the world, determined to rescue seven once-powerful lords banished by Caspian's evil uncle.

Directed by:

Michael Apted

Screenwriter:

Michael Petroni, C.S. Lewis, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely

Starring:

Gary Sweet, Tilda Swinton, Bruce Spence, Liam Neeson, Simon Pegg, Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, Ben Barnes, Will Poulter

Franchise:

The Chronicles of Narnia

Genres:

Family/Kids, Fantasy, Action, Adventure

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

2010
Family/Kids, Fantasy
1h 53m
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beedubBeeDub
Rated 03 Apr 2016
85
62nd
About as good as the first two, if a touch more lightweight and forgettable (though that was true of the book, too).
Rated 03 Apr 2016
pluggedinPluggedIN
Rated 14 Apr 2014
100
98th
Dawn Treader found the fun. For two hours, I was engrossed in a land I loved as a child and still love today. I was called into a magical world and I once again felt Aslan tugging at my heart. He wasn't in my backyard, but it was the next best thing. (pluggedin.com)
Rated 14 Apr 2014
kramyessevKramYessev
Rated 06 Dec 2011
70
56th
The series manages to redeem itself after the trifling effort of "Prince Caspian". My thoughts on "Voyage of the Dawn Treader" are pretty much identical to "Lion", the religious overtones are still as subtle as a brick to the face but the world on show here is so engaging and enthralling that you can't help but be charmed and mystified by the whole thing. Liam Neeson still makes for a good Christ-lion.
Rated 06 Dec 2011
wayofthegunwayofthegun
Rated 23 Apr 2011
65
29th
Entertaining enough, but none of the sequels have even come close to capturing the magic of the first entry in the series.
Rated 23 Apr 2011
dwyerdwyer
Rated 18 Dec 2010
78
58th
There are scenes here that look alarmingly cheaply made, like too many actors are crammed on too small a soundstage for what's supposed to be an exterior shot. Still, the story here is strong, and that overcomes most of the shortcomings in production value. There is one scene of extraordinary sincerity and sensitivity, when Reepicheep quietly extends a kindness to the obnoxious Eustace. I wept like a child, and this scene sold me on the rest of the film.
Rated 18 Dec 2010
judsonladyjudsonlady
Rated 22 Oct 2012
89
97th
Good thing I was forewarned that this movie varied greatly from the book. It allowed me to rate it on its own merit. Still had some of my favorite parts from the book. Awesome story either way with good action, drama, comedy, and moral lessons.
Rated 22 Oct 2012
damildamil
Rated 23 Jan 2012
65
54th
I thought it was pretty much on par with the previous entries. The cousin is played by Will Poulter, who I'd seen before in Son of Rambow (2007), and I found him to be the best of the young actors in this film. I was impressed with some of the visual effects and I liked the fantastical creatures involved. The pacing bothered me a little sometimes, but overall, I enjoyed it.
Rated 23 Jan 2012
evranaevrana
Rated 02 Jan 2011
66
38th
One thing about the Narnia series is its consistency. Neither good nor bad, it is a good way to spend 2 hours during the weekend when it is in 3D. I think this one was slightly better than its predecessors. I liked the design of the sea monster in particular.
Rated 02 Jan 2011
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 24 Apr 2022
81
66th
Far and away the best of this series takes a page from noughty-era fantasy films (PIRATES, POTTER even LOTR), but crafts its own fun and enjoyable adventure; lighter on its feet than previous entries and helped by the young cast who seem more comfortable and confident in their performances (especially ring-in Poulter, whose Eustace is a scene-stealing riot). Wraps up with a fair degree of poignancy, though the religious undertones become perhaps a little too explicitly pious overtones.
Rated 24 Apr 2022
corbadCorbad
Rated 10 Jan 2021
70
53rd
"For Adventure!" wasn't good enough, so the filmmakers cried, "For a MacGuffin!" instead, and really that's the worst of the film (alongside the awfully designed dragon): the green mist is a boring device and a crippling blow to the source material. But everything else is the best of the series so far. The direction is energetic, the action rollicking, the comedy (Poulter is superb as Eustace) on point, the scenery and design strong. Honestly, it's better than you remember.
Rated 10 Jan 2021
matthew_parkinsonMatthew Parkinson
Rated 31 Mar 2014
40
31st
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is the worst of the first three Narnia adaptations. It's dull, despite being a half-hour shorter than each of the other two installments, it's shallow, and its overt take on the religious subtext of the books has finally become distracting; you can't willfully ignore it this time around. The film has a few good elements but on the whole isn't worth the time unless you're someone who feels obligated to watch all the films in a series.
Rated 31 Mar 2014
martrynmartryn
Rated 11 Oct 2013
64
35th
I liked this movie more than I should have. I'm a fan of the Narnia books, and I'm a fan of fantasy, and this is the sort of movie I would have loved as a kid. No, it's not a great film, but it looked, visually, very good, and it made me feel like a kid again. I like that, at least.
Rated 11 Oct 2013
joseywalesjoseywales
Rated 03 Aug 2011
57
29th
Some of it LOOKED great, but for the most part I think I can see why Disney dropped this franchise.
Rated 03 Aug 2011
misterlizardmisterlizard
Rated 11 Apr 2011
30
33rd
Worst of the films so far, but not completely terrible. The book was one moral tale after another and they're all in here in some form, but mangled somewhat. I didn't really take away the same messages from the movie as I did from the book. There's also some pointless additions which turn the book's voyage for the sake of adventure into some half-baked plot about a smoke monster. Overall, not that hot.
Rated 11 Apr 2011
tathieltathiel
Rated 14 Feb 2011
80
67th
Will Poulter's performance as Eustace was great!
Rated 14 Feb 2011
cagedwisdomcagedwisdom
Rated 05 Jan 2011
0
4th
The type of film that's so forgettable that you don't really care how you score it so long as it's not in the greens. Then every time you go through and re-score your films later this is the one that jumps up and down dramatically between tiers, bumping uglies with Police Academy: Mission to Moscow one day and School of Rock the next. Just another drearily uninspired and ham-handed 3D "adventure" to help fill the ranks of films you need to rate on Criticker to remember that you've seen.
Rated 05 Jan 2011
tvfilm_hubTV+Film-Hub
Rated 24 Dec 2010
20
83rd
Purists will be very upset because this film chops up and bastardizes the original story more than all the other Disney adaptations. Worst it adds many corny elements to the film, and brings in a new actor who is amazingly even worse than the others! That said: I enjoyed the film. It has impressive panoramic shots/visual effects, and it is in 3D (it doesn't come out of the screen, but it's still something.) And to their credit Georgie Henley and Ben Barnes have really grown into their roles!
Rated 24 Dec 2010
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 18 Dec 2010
61
13th
Surprisingly dull, and unsurprisingly heavy-handed. It has no driving force in its plot, the characters are either underdeveloped, uninteresting or annoying, and even the supposedly exciting battles have little energy. It's not quite bad but it's totally forgettable and uninspired.
Rated 18 Dec 2010
maddogmaddog
Rated 14 Dec 2010
62
22nd
The movie was all right, not as exciting or impressive as the other two. And I always have a chip on my shoulder about Aslan, who only seems to help if someone believes in him, giving no rhyme or reason to why he lets the bad things happen in the first place. I can handle it as allegory. But at the end of this thing, Aslan pretty much spells out that the children need to find him 'by another name' in the other world. And Reepicheep apparently commits allegorical suicide. Ending ruins it, totally
Rated 14 Dec 2010
ytadelYtadel
Rated 12 Dec 2010
2
14th
Cartoonish and dramatically inert. I couldn't give a shit about any of the characters. I was no huge fan of the first two Narnias but this is nevertheless easily the worst yet.
Rated 12 Dec 2010
croweycrowey
Rated 05 Sep 2024
30
19th
I actually forgot this happened & started wondering if I was living in some Mandela Effect alternate timeline. But then saw a trailer & remembered, yeah, okay, it’s real. Saw it in the theatre after years of mega hype. That’s how memorable it was. The first Golden Compass film? Way better adaptation. Didn’t hold up to the former live action Narnia movie, either. But never was a big fan of this book. Jumping between characters really weakened the series, imo, even more than Judeocristian subtext.
Rated 05 Sep 2024
christianmchristianm
Rated 30 Apr 2024
40
3rd
Not as good as the book
Rated 30 Apr 2024
jessjess125Jessjess125
Rated 12 Sep 2022
90
78th
Dawn Treader is just fun, it's fun that Eustace turns into a dragon
Rated 12 Sep 2022
hotsakehotsake
Rated 20 May 2022
58
45th
This seems to be an unpopular opinion but this was my favorite film in the series. Light, fun, and disposable.
Rated 20 May 2022
thesprygoofTheSpryGoof
Rated 25 Nov 2021
82
37th
fun young adult adventure
Rated 25 Nov 2021
nobambanobamba
Rated 29 Jun 2019
20
4th
Maybe I've outgrown the books, but I remember liking this book. This film was like a weaker Odyssey with annoying children. Eustace was Useless. Their great act of freeing the city from slavers is pointless since they left right away. Religious undertones in the series become overtones but Aslan is likeable. Cool costumes on everyone. Very predictable scenes including Eustace accidentally knocking a guy into the water by swinging a paddle. Fav scene: Eustace fight w/Reepicheep.
Rated 29 Jun 2019
menialretconMenialRetcon
Rated 05 Feb 2018
74
58th
Brings back some of the magic of the first movie that Prince Caspian was lacking, though the stripped down budget really shows (only $155 million, where did it all go?). All the descendants of the shipwrecked Spanish ship are British or Americans now, because magic touch of Aslan?
Rated 05 Feb 2018
evilmangoesEvilMangoes
Rated 12 Nov 2016
49
22nd
C
Rated 12 Nov 2016
boomdiddlyboomdiddly
Rated 07 Jan 2016
55
36th
The source material is completely suited for the screen. Instead of sticking to the script, however, we get a whole lot of cheesy changes, including this gimicky green mist. The performances are good, but feels much more like a flop than the last one. It's a shame, because we'll now never get a film version of The Horse and His Boy.
Rated 07 Jan 2016
hakkanarejohakkanarejo
Rated 30 Aug 2015
93
51st
Is it possible that the makers of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader have made the best film in the series to date while while charting a course even further from the book? I think it is. Perhaps it's even because the film diverges from the book to the extent that it does that I'm able to regard the film more for what it is than for what it isn't.
Rated 30 Aug 2015
methad1methad1
Rated 05 May 2014
40
9th
Was one of those films that could of been epic... but wasn't.
Rated 05 May 2014
glm01glm01
Rated 22 Oct 2013
62
25th
62.000
Rated 22 Oct 2013
difontaineDifontaine
Rated 18 Jul 2013
58
24th
It's OK-ish, losing it's way in the last act where it just wants to do action sequences. Will Poulter's Eustace may be a bit too knowing and snarky for some but I enjoyed his asides. The rest of the cast holds up well too.
Rated 18 Jul 2013
ag0stomesmerAg0stoMesmer
Rated 07 Jul 2013
1
20th
Just couldn't get into it, too scaled-down and plastic-y (the sets and that ship looked tiny), shame because the first one was ok.
Rated 07 Jul 2013
nick-hamdenNick Hamden
Rated 02 Jun 2013
40
19th
Each movie declines in quality, and the religiousness of this one overshadows the adventure.
Rated 02 Jun 2013
theescapistTheEscapist
Rated 12 Jan 2013
71
53rd
Personally like this one the best in this trilogy. Seems to be more magical and contain more fantasy than the first two. The talking rat gets quite annoying though. Visual effects are pretty good. Ok fantasy film.
Rated 12 Jan 2013
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 16 May 2012
62
30th
Another ho hum entry into a largely underwhelming series. I was a fan of the source material but everything in these films seems fake, going through the motions.
Rated 16 May 2012
adrianavbadrianavb
Rated 26 Mar 2012
30
17th
Seems like a big waste of money.
Rated 26 Mar 2012
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 19 Jul 2011
58
48th
Just an average family movie.
Rated 19 Jul 2011
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 12 Jul 2011
67
27th
Far inferior to the previous two, and hell even worse than the BBC versions, this is mostly due to the story being mishandled, watered down, and simply not nurtured enough as a movie. I blame the majority of the unlikeability here on Poulter's unnatural penchant for making me want to kill things--especially him.
Rated 12 Jul 2011
bunkenBunken
Rated 13 Jun 2011
20
8th
This third installment takes the same turn downwards as the books did. It started out well with tLtWatW, went down a little with faggy Prins Caspian and now we are stuck with only the two annoying kids left and a not at all magical story. The special effects are crappy, the mise-en-scene often dreadfully unprofessional and the Dawn Treader reminds me of one those small boats you sit with in the bathtub! Oh yeah and if you didnt already know who Aslan really is now you definately will! OMG!
Rated 13 Jun 2011
burkayadaligburkayadalig
Rated 18 May 2011
47
8th
yet another stupid, dull and meaningless Narnia movie... some good water CGI though...
Rated 18 May 2011
rottentomatoRottenTomato
Rated 17 May 2011
50
20th
Its leisurely, businesslike pace won't win the franchise many new fans, but Voyage of the Dawn Treader restores some of the Narnia franchise's lost luster with strong performances and impressive special effects.
Rated 17 May 2011
omgfridgeomgfridge
Rated 10 May 2011
1
8th
Irritable ride where I just couldn't keep going after only half an hour.
Rated 10 May 2011
josie19Josie19
Rated 07 May 2011
65
33rd
"Repent now and ask for forgiveness for your sins or burn in hell for all eternity," so said the mighty lion.
Rated 07 May 2011
dst7175dst7175
Rated 06 May 2011
48
35th
So tried of people comparing the book to the movie. They are never going to be the same get over it. Judge each one as it's own.
Rated 06 May 2011
yohenYohen
Rated 23 Apr 2011
70
69th
Better than the other two movies.
Rated 23 Apr 2011
qvtQVT
Rated 14 Apr 2011
40
48th
i watched this on a plane and probably am giving it like 20 extra points because i watchedd A GREAT ABOMINATION afterward and also because i was miserable and really i mean the movie wasn't that bad have you guys never seen a bad movie before or i coulda been trippin balls i was stuck in a middle seat fucking sucked lemme tell you, i'm not fat but i'm a big guy, broad shoulders and long legs, very uncomfortable to be in the middle seat in a plane
Rated 14 Apr 2011
luthar15luthar15
Rated 11 Apr 2011
62
69th
botelhudobotelhudo
Rated 02 Apr 2011
70
41st
In this 3rd film in the series, the heroes travel the seas of Narnia to confront an evil and powerful enemy. The story is interesting and the images are amazing, but the characters seem superficial. The content of the narrative tends to be limited to what the words say and rarely goes deep enough to actually touch the heart. The Narnia series of films always seem too childish, as if they did not realize that being careful with childhood is not the same as treating children with childishness.
Rated 02 Apr 2011
mennowomennowo
Rated 02 Apr 2011
45
4th
This series of films contains a lot of moralistic violence, not showing the horror of that.
Rated 02 Apr 2011
bullyp31Bullyp31
Rated 24 Mar 2011
25
28th
These movies are only getting worse.
Rated 24 Mar 2011
nandorizzinandorizzi
Rated 21 Mar 2011
45
31st
The first two movies are way better than this. It seems too repetitive, weak story.
Rated 21 Mar 2011
silverSilver
Rated 19 Mar 2011
1
1st
The crappiest high-budget movie in recent memory.
Rated 19 Mar 2011
muutanetmuutanet
Rated 25 Jan 2011
38
29th
As far as I remember - the prev. episode was pretty unforgettable - this was itsy-bitsy, teeny weeny better. The sea and rat effects I liked, though the story did not rise up anyhow.
Rated 25 Jan 2011
gojjagojja
Rated 08 Jan 2011
70
34th
This film is full of clichés and all the dialogue seems to written within the logical perspective of an 10-year old. Not to mention the faith-hammering. Bleh.
Rated 08 Jan 2011
mandymandy
Rated 05 Jan 2011
4
6th
More enjoyable than the first 2 Narnia adaptations. This had more of a Jason and the Argonauts feel about it and the effects were good in 3D.
Rated 05 Jan 2011
andaghandagh
Rated 30 Dec 2010
43
10th
Way to rape my childhood.
Rated 30 Dec 2010
joeliusJoelius
Rated 24 Dec 2010
38
54th
The slowest and most M. Night Shamalanist of the Narnias so probably the worst so far. OH AND DON'T SEE IT IN 3D, IT'S NOT WORTH IT-IT'S ALL FLAT ANYWAYS!
Rated 24 Dec 2010
weaselgreaseWeaselgrease
Rated 14 Dec 2010
59
14th
So Aslan says, "HAVE YOU FOUND THE GOOD LORD JESUS?"
Rated 14 Dec 2010
slantmagSlantMag
Rated 13 Dec 2010
15
21st
"The faux-Odyssean trials the characters face are also paradoxically so strained that they often look more arbitrary than thoughtful." - Simon Abrams
Rated 13 Dec 2010
jordanligejordanlige
Rated 12 Dec 2010
100
51st
really cool movie really cast of stars 10 out of 10 very good story
Rated 12 Dec 2010
nathandarkoNathanDarko
Rated 11 Dec 2010
25
8th
The whole trilogy is crap, instead of the books which are great!
Rated 11 Dec 2010

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