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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Adventure · Fantasy · Mystery · 2009

After a carnival troupe saves his life, a man agrees to help its immortal leader collect five souls and win a bet with the devil.

Movie details

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

“The man who tried to cheat the devil.”

2009 Adventure · Fantasy · Mystery 2h 3m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.4 / 10

Community rating

After a carnival troupe saves his life, a man agrees to help its immortal leader collect five souls and win a bet with the devil.

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 Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Terry Gilliam

Written by

Terry Gilliam · Charles McKeown

Christopher Plummer

Christopher Plummer

Doctor Parnassus

Lily Cole

Lily Cole

Valentina

Heath Ledger

Heath Ledger

Tony

Andrew Garfield

Andrew Garfield

Anton

Verne Troyer

Verne Troyer

Percy

Tom Waits

Tom Waits

Devil

Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

Imaginarium Tony 1

Court is in session

Put The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“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.