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Time Bandits
“…they didn’t make history, they stole it!”
66%
Movie
1h 56m
AI Analysis
Time Bandits (1981) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Time Bandits (1981) — a movie tagged as Family, Fantasy, and Science Fiction with cozy and funny moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Young history buff Kevin can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. Former employees of the Supreme Being, they've purloined a map charting all of the holes in the fabric of time and are using it to steal treasures from different historical eras. Taking Kevin with them, they variously … Our models also surface themes such as war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for families with kids, family viewing, solo focused viewing, and casual background watching. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~116 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Time Bandits 66% (1,149 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
66%
from 1.1k TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Young history buff Kevin can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. Former employees of the Supreme Being, they've purloined a map charting all of the holes in the fabric of time and are using it to steal treasures from different historical eras. Taking Kevin with them, they variously drop in on Napoleon, Robin Hood and King Agamemnon before the Supreme Being catches up with them.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1981-07-13
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- TMDB rating
- 6.6
- TMDB ID
- 36819
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What is Time Bandits about?
Young history buff Kevin can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. Former employees of the Supreme Being, they've purloined a map charting all of the holes in the fa... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Time Bandits?
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How long is the movie Time Bandits?
The official runtime for Time Bandits is approximately 116 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Craig Warnock
Kevin
David Rappaport
Randall
Kenny Baker
Fidgit
Mike Edmonds
Og
Malcolm Dixon
Strutter
Tiny Ross
Vermin
Jack Purvis
Wally
Ian Holm
Napoleon
John Cleese
Robin Hood
Sean Connery
King Agamemnon / Fireman
Michael Palin
Vincent
Shelley Duvall
Dame Pansy / Pansy
Peter Vaughan
Winston the Ogre
Katherine Helmond
Mrs. Ogre
David Warner
Evil Genius
Ralph Richardson
Supreme Being
Tony Jay
Supreme Being (voice)
David Daker
Kevin's Father
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