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User Rating:
7.4/10   6,381 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Terry Gilliam (written by)
Charles McKeown (written by)
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Release Date:
16 October 2009 (UK) more
Plot:
A traveling theater company gives its audience much more than they were expecting. | full synopsis
Awards:
5 nominations more
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(490 articles)
The Best Films of 2009
 (From MoviesOnline. 2 January 2010, 8:00 PM, PST)

Discuss: Pleasantly Surprising Performances
 (From Cinematical. 2 January 2010, 12:02 PM, PST)

User Reviews:
An amazing final film by Heath Ledger more (44 total)
US Showtimes:
AMC Century City 15 10:40am | 1:40pm | 4:40 | 7:50 | 10:50 (personalize) more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Andrew Garfield ... Anton

Christopher Plummer ... Doctor Parnassus

Richard Riddell ... Martin
Katie Lyons ... Martin's Girlfriend
Richard Shanks ... Friend of Martin

Lily Cole ... Valentina

Verne Troyer ... Percy
Bruce Crawford ... Face Changed Martin

Johnny Harris ... Policeman
Lorraine Cheshire ... Mum
Mark Benton ... Dad
Lewis Gott ... Diego

Sian Scott ... Linda
Simon Day ... Uncle Bob (as Simon Daye)
Moya Brady ... Aunty Flo
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Also Known As:
L'Imaginarium du Docteur Parnassus (France)
The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus (International: English title) (alternative spelling)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for violent images, some sensuality, language and smoking.
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122 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Heath Ledger's last movie project. more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Johnny Depp jumps through the curtain he shouts "Never believe what you read in The Sun," whereas in fact his deceiving life story was published in the Daily Mail. more
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Tony: Can you put a price on your dreams? more
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Is it true that Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell have decided to donate their earnings from this movie to Matilda Ledger?
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4 out of 8 people found the following review useful.
An amazing final film by Heath Ledger, 27 December 2009
8/10
Author: Tdi7457 from Canada

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a fantastical morality tale, set in the present day. It tells the story of Dr. Parnassus and his extraordinary 'Imaginarium', a travelling show where members of the audience get an irresistible opportunity to choose between light and joy or darkness and gloom.

Blessed with the extraordinary gift of guiding the imaginations of others, Dr. Parnassus is cursed with a dark secret. Long ago he made a bet with the devil, Mr. Nick, in which he won immortality. Many centuries later, on meeting his one true love, Dr. Parnassus made another deal with the devil, trading his immortality for youth, on condition that when his first-born reached its 16th birthday he or she would become the property of Mr. Nick. Valentina is now rapidly approaching this 'coming of age' milestone and Dr. Parnassus is desperate to protect her from her impending fate.

Mr. Nick arrives to collect but, always keen to make a bet, renegotiates the wager. Now the winner of Valentina will be determined by whoever seduces the first five souls. Enlisting a series of wild, comical and compelling characters in his journey, Dr. Parnassus promises his daughter's hand in marriage to the man that helps him win. In this captivating, explosive and wonderfully imaginative race against time, Dr. Parnassus must fight to save his daughter in a never-ending landscape of surreal obstacles—and undo the mistakes of his past once and for all. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus 8/10

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