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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.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Stéphane Bernasconi
Written by
Robert Réa · Eric Rondeaux
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.