🎬 Science Fiction, Adventure, Family

Explorers

"The adventure begins in your own back yard."

⭐ 6.3/10 1985 1h 49m Dir. Joe Dante

About this movie

Middle schooler Ben spends his free time watching sci-fi films, playing video games and reading comic books. Surprisingly, his affinity for all things fantastical yields a real result – when he has a vivid dream about technology, his prodigy best friend Wolfgang manages to create a working spacecraft. Joined by their buddy Darren, the boys take off into outer space and encounter some very odd extraterrestrial life.

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6.3/10 506 votes

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Year
1985
Runtime
1h 49m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.3/10
Votes
506
Genre
Science Fiction, Adventure, Family
Director
Language
EN
Budget
$25.0M

Cast

🎭 Science Fiction 🎭 Adventure 🎭 Family 🎬 Joe Dante 👤 Ethan Hawke 👤 River Phoenix 👤 Jason Presson
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Explorers has a runtime of 1h 49m (1 hour and 49 minutes).
Explorers was directed by Joe Dante and released in 1985.
Explorers is a Science Fiction, Adventure, Family film (1985).
The cast of Explorers includes Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, Jason Presson, Amanda Peterson, Bobby Fite.
Explorers has a TMDB rating of 6.3/10 based on 506 votes.

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