The Neverending Story
Pursued by bullies, dreamy Bastian dives into a wonderous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book.
1 December 1957, Nairobi, Kenya
2 October 1929, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
December 19, 1958 in Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK [now Pemberton, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK]
23 April 1930, New York City, New York, USA
11 April 1949, Neuburg an der Donau, Bavaria, Germany
19 August 1947, Collins, Mississippi, USA
2 June 1927, Landour, Mussoorie, India
22 December 1909, Wandsworth, London, England, UK
November 16, 2014
This utterly enchanting, family treat of a film should leave you and yours wide-eyed with wonder.
November 15, 2013
Fantasies as hearty and original as this are rare at the movies.
January 26, 2006
A fairytale of the very best kind.
November 15, 2013
It pokes along at times and lapses occasionally into dark moments of preachy philosophy, but this is still a charming, amusing and harmless film for kids.
August 30, 2004
The Neverending Story may have cost a mint to produce, but the result is bargain-basement.
November 26, 2012
Despite the sophistication of the source material, the film isn't particularly successful.
August 31, 2016
Carries with it a healthy amount of menace, and intensity, but it's also a remarkable adventure.
October 23, 2004
The world of this movie looks like a very particular place, and the art direction involved a lot of imagination.
July 21, 2014
Something dark, entrancing and even a little special.
July 16, 2013
Here is a little adventure that fed on our uncultivated need to think, and wonder. It gave many of us our first taste of cinematic possibility.
November 26, 2012
A marvelously realized flight of pure fantasy.
November 15, 2013
The story is a touch simplistic, but Petersen's direction is assured and children will be dazzled by the imaginative effects and stunning sets.
