The Goonies

The Goonies (1985)

  • 63% of critics liked it
    (41 reviews)

  • 88% of users liked it
    (501,767 ratings)

Leonard Maltin wasn't alone when he noticed similarities between Goonies and the 1934 Our Gang comedy Mama's Little Pirate. Adapted by Chris Columbus from a story by Steven Spielberg, the film follows a group of misfit kids (including such second-generation Hollywoodites as Josh Brolin and… More

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PG,
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Genres
Action & Adventure, Kids & Family, Comedy
In Theaters
Jun 7, 1985 Wide
Amblin Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

    It's a charmless exercise: director Richard Donner turns the kids into shrieking ferrets, and his jumpy cutting seems to lag behind the action deliberately in a curious attempt to make the film seem more chaotic and cluttered.

  • Derek Adams, Time Out

    While the pre-pubescents continually scream, their doting parents prove equally odious in a finale of astounding sentimentality.

  • Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

    The Goonies is a smooth mixture of the usual ingredients from Steven Spielberg action movies, made special because of the high-energy performances of the kids who have the adventures.

  • Janet Maslin, New York Times

    The Goonies has every imaginable funhouse flourish. It has crooks, bats, cobwebs, skeletons, a lovable monster, an underground grotto and a treasure hidden by some of the most considerate, clue-loving pirates who ever lived.

  • Charles Cassady, Common Sense Media

    A classic '80s action-fantasy -- tweens will love!

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Michael E


    Literally, everybody in my high school class had seen this movie, and we watched it one day in Earth Science (For Some strange reason) and i thought that it was okay, somewhat funny, but i just felt so left out, when everyone in my class said that they had seen this movie but i… More

  • KJ P


    "The Goonies" captures the emotions of kids to perfection, as each person has their own unique characteristic, which is what each actor has brought to the table, I know, but it works so well in this film. The adventure feel of this film is awesome and for nostalgia purposes,… More

  • Thomas B


    Funny and exciting with more than just a hint of nostalgia. Full review later.

  • Lucas M


    A true Speillbergian adventure experience.

  • Directors C


    At times the film is too noisy and obnoxious for its own good. Even for the audience its aimed at. But its one of the few movies that can appeal to most audiences with a good blend of laughs, thrills, action and adventure and an innocence that modern kids film dont have.

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