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Labyrinth (1986)
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Labyrinth (1986)

Adventure, Family, Fantasy • 1h 42m

Overview

When teen Sarah is forced to babysit her half-brother Toby, she summons Jareth the Goblin King to take him away. When he is actually kidnapped, Sarah is given just thirteen hours to solve a labyrinth and rescue him.

Director: Jim Henson

Cast: David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Toby Froud, Shelley Thompson, Christopher Malcolm, Brian Henson, David Shaughnessy, Ron Mueck, Timothy Bateson, Denise Bryer, Dave Goelz, Karen Prell, David Alan Barclay, Frank Oz, Michael Hordern, Steve Whitmire, Kevin Clash, Natalie Finland, Shari Weiser, Rob Mills, Anthony Asbury, Anthony Jackson, Douglas Blackwell, David Healy, Robert Beatty, Toby Philpott, Ian Thom, Charles Augins, Sherry Amott, Danny John-Jules, Cheryl Henson, Kaefan Shaw, Alistair Fullarton, Rollie Krewson, Richard Bodkin, Percy Edwards, Michael Attwell, Sean Barrett, John Bluthal, Peter Marinker, Kerry Shale, Marc Antona, Kenny Baker, Danny Blackner, Peter Burroughs, Toby Denver Clark, Tessa Crockett, Warwick Davis, Malcolm Dixon, Anthony Georghiou, Paul Grant, John Key, Andrew Herd, Richard Jones, Jack Purvis, Mark Lisle, Peter Mandell, Linda Spriggs, Katie Purvis, Nicholas Read, Albert Wilkinson, Penny Stead, Michael Henbury Ballan, Elfrida Ashworth, Margaret Foyer, Elizabeth A. Gilbert, Louise Gold, Moira Grant, San Lee, Janis Mackintosh, Penny Marsden, Kim Mendez, Wendy Millward, Leonie Palette, Caroline Pope, John Aron, Terry Dane, Derek Hartley, Douglas Howes, Christopher Preston, Peter Salmon, Peter Sim, Graeme Sneddon, Graham Tudor-Phillips, David Turner, Barrie J. Wilkinson, Jim Henson

Best English-Friendly Release

Upcoming Release

Best Video Release

Shout! Factory replacement 4K Blu-ray, Shout! Factory doesn't have the low-pass filter that's on the Sony US 4K Blu-ray from 2021 with Dolby Vision (or the worse HDR10 only release from 2016). Shout! Factory retains more high-frequency grain and detail.

Best Audio Release

Format

UHD Blu-ray

UHD Tiers

Excellent
Sony:

35th anniversary edition

Solid
Plaion & All the Anime)

Length

102 mins

Type

Movie

Last Updated

7 days ago

Contributors

Best English-Friendly Release
Upcoming Release
Best Video Release

Shout! Factory replacement 4K Blu-ray, Shout! Factory doesn't have the low-pass filter that's on the Sony US 4K Blu-ray from 2021 with Dolby Vision (or the worse HDR10 only release from 2016). Shout! Factory retains more high-frequency grain and detail.

Best Audio Release
Format
UHD Blu-ray
UHD Tiers
Excellent
Sony:

35th anniversary edition

Solid
Plaion & All the Anime)
Length
102 mins
Type
Movie
Last Updated
7 days ago
Contributors

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