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The Seven Crystal Balls
Animation · Mystery · TV Movie · 1992
Tintin and his friends investigate when something ominous haunts seven archaeologists, just after their return from an ethnographic expedition to the Andes, where they have dug up the tomb of Inca Rascar Capac.
Movie details
The Seven Crystal Balls
1992 Animation · Mystery · TV Movie 42m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.2 / 10
Community rating
Tintin and his friends investigate when something ominous haunts seven archaeologists, just after their return from an ethnographic expedition to the Andes, where they have dug up the tomb of Inca Rascar Capac.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Seven Crystal Balls?
For the defence
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
Nearby on the taste map.
TMDB supplies the candidates. CriticWise reorders them by craft, strangeness, prestige, emotion, and pace.
Explorers on the Moon
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Tintin and his friends travel to the Moon aboard the Syldavian nuclear powered rocket.
The Castafiore Emerald
Animation · 1992
The opera diva Bianca Castafiore spends a few days with Tintin and his friends at Marlinspike Hall, where a mysterious theft is perpetrated.
The Crab with the Golden Claws
Action · 1991
Tintin finds himself involved in a mystery related to a drowned man, a can of crabmeat and a ship called Karaboudjan. After investigating the ship, Tintin discovers that the shipment of cans does not contain exactly crabmeat.
King Ottokar's Sceptre
Animation · 1992
An absent-minded sigillographer gets Tintin involved in a dangerous political intrigue in the Balkan nation of Syldavia.
The Secret of the Unicorn
Action · 1991
Tintin buys an old model ship at a flea market as a gift for Captain Haddock, who tells him about the exploits of a famous ancestor related to it. Then, Tintin learns that it is not an ordinary model ship.
Prisoners of the Sun
Animation · 1992
Tintin and Captain Haddock travel to Peru in search of an abducted friend.
Cigars of the Pharaoh
Animation · 1991
While on vacation in Egypt, Tintin encounters an eccentric archaeologist who believes to have found the whereabouts of Pharaoh Kih-Oskh's tomb. There Tintin finds a cigar marked with a strange emblem.
Red Rackham's Treasure
Animation · 1991
Tintin and Captain Haddock search for Red Rackham's treasure with the help of an eccentric but lovable professor.
Land of Black Gold
Animation · 1992
When cars start to explode, which can lead to a serious oil crisis, Tintin and his friends travel to the Middle East to get to the bottom of the problem.
The Broken Ear
Animation · 1992
When a South American fetish is stolen and then reappears the next morning, Tintin investigates.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Stéphane Bernasconi
Written by
Eric Rondeaux · Robert Réa
Thierry Wermuth
Tintin (voice)
Christian Pelissier
Haddock (voice)
Henri Labussière
Tournesol (voice)
Michel Ruhl
Nestor (voice)
Marie Vincent
Bianca Castafiore (voice)
Yves Barsacq
Dupont (voice)
Jean-Pierre Moulin
Dupond (voice)
Court is in session
Put The Seven Crystal Balls on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.