The NeverEnding Story
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The NeverEnding Story

A boy who needs a friend finds a world that needs a hero in a land beyond imagination!

7.2 / 10 1984 1h 41mPG German
AdventureFantasyFamily

Storyline

While hiding from bullies in his school's attic, a young boy discovers the extraordinary land of Fantasia, through a magical book called The Neverending Story. The book tells the tale of Atreyu, a young warrior who, with the help of a luck dragon named Falkor, must save Fantasia from the destruction of The Nothing.

Cast & Crew

Noah Hathaway

Noah Hathaway

Atreyu

Lead
Barret Oliver

Barret Oliver

Bastian

Tami Stronach

Tami Stronach

The Childlike Empress

Alan Oppenheimer

Alan Oppenheimer

Rockbiter / Falkor / G'mork / Narrator (voice)

SB

Sydney Bromley

Engywook

Patricia Hayes

Patricia Hayes

Urgl

Moses Gunn

Moses Gunn

Cairon - Empress' Servant

Frank Lenart

Frank Lenart

Teeny Weeny / Night Hob (voice)

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Wolfgang Petersen's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. The NeverEnding Story is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker