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Time Bandits (1981) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Time Bandits (1981) a score of 3.4263 out of 4

based on (43) reviews

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Excellent

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Very Good

(15)

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(2)

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Movierapture (Keith Allen)

Kevin (Craig Warnock), a young boy, is whisked away from his product obsessed parents when six dwarfs burst into his room one night and, in a moment of panic, take him with them as they try to escape the Supreme Being by fleeing through a magical portal....read the complete Time Bandits (1981) review at Movierapture (Keith Allen)

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eFilmCritic

The story goes like this: A band of rogue dwarfs (including Kenny "R2D2" Baker) travel through time and space, using a hyperdimensional map to locate the "wormholes" in the time-space continuum. A young British boy (Craig Warnock) gets unexpectedly...read the complete Time Bandits (1981) review at eFilmCritic

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Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

This comic-fantasy by director Terry Gilliam is a decent fantasy flick, but the comedy leaves much to be desired. It's never very funny, albeit quirky with a slight twinge of whimsy. Like all of Gilliam's films, TIME BANDITS suffers from unevenness caused...read the complete Time Bandits (1981) review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)