The Golden Compass vs Wolfwalkers
Wolfwalkers has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.1/10 for The Golden Compass). Wolfwalkers is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 1h 53m. The Golden Compass is the older of the two (2007 against 2020). Both are adventure, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| The Golden Compass | Wolfwalkers | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.1/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 2020 |
| Length | 1h 53m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Adventure, Fantasy | Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy |
| Country | – | France |
| Director | Chris Weitz | Ross Stewart, Tomm Moore |
| Main cast | Freddie Highmore, Ian McShane, Jim Carter, Eva Green, Sam Elliott | Simon McBurney, Tommy Tiernan, Sean Bean, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Honor Kneafsey |
Synopsis
The Golden Compass
After overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherworldly adventure in the far North, unaware that it's part of her destiny.
Wolfwalkers
In a time of superstition and magic, when wolves are seen as demonic and nature an evil to be tamed, a young apprentice hunter comes to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last pack. But when she saves a wild native girl, their friendship leads her to discover the world of the Wolfwalkers and transform her into the very thing her father is tasked to destroy.
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