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Time Bandits

1981·1h 50m·PG
AdventureFantasySci-FiComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 6.9/10
74,355 votes
Metascore
79
Metacritic

A young boy accidentally joins a band of time travelling dwarves, as they jump from era to era looking for treasure to steal.

Time Bandits is a 1981 adventure fantasy movie directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Sean Connery, John Cleese, Shelley Duvall. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.9/10 from 74,355 votes and runs 1h 50m.

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Director
Terry Gilliam
Stars
Sean Connery
John Cleese
Shelley Duvall
Katherine Helmond
Details
1981-11-06
110 min
Movie
PG
★ United Kingdom
★ English
Keywords
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