Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall, David Rappaport

A curious boy named Kevin is whisked away from his dreary English home by six mischievous dwarfs who have stolen/borrowed a map from the Supreme Being. The map reveals time holes that allow them to tr...( read more  read more... )avel through history where they meet Robin Hood, King Agamemnon, and Napoleon and steal their treasures. However, the Supreme Being really wants his map back and continually interrupts Kevin and the time bandits as they rob their way through time.

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PG, 1 hr. 50 min.

Directed by: Terry Gilliam

Release Date: November 6, 1981

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DVD Release Date: March 30, 1999

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  • September 6, 2009
    A young boy boy travels through time and reality in the company of six thieving dwarfs who have stolen a map of the universe belonging to the Supreme Being. A few segments drag and the tone shifts radically at the end, but this blend of history, fantasy, comedy and theology is w...( read more)himsical, unique and highly quotable.
  • August 27, 2009
    A fantastic surreal fantasy adventure. With Midgets! A real favourite of mine and pure genius.
  • July 17, 2009
    A funny fucking trip.
  • November 14, 2008
    gilliam you are a tripped out mofo
  • November 7, 2008
    Fun film with lots of midgets and great gillium sets.
  • November 20, 2009
    Just watched this tonight, the DVD I got from the library had horrible quality audio and no subtitles available. I'm going to try to watch the Criterion sometime down the road and see if the audio is cleaned up any.

    Aside from the audio issues, it was a decent movie, nothing to...( read more) great nor is it Gillam's best work in my humble opinions anyway.
  • November 19, 2009
    not the one i expected it to be. Since it comes from terry gilliam,i demand a dark,and unique experience. but what did i get? just a movie that looks like build for children
  • November 16, 2009
    Terry Gilliam, the man throws everything on God's green earth into his films and I love him for it. When it clicks it takes the audience on some of the most spectacular journeys put to film...but when it doesn't, well, you end up with...this, an ambitious mess.
  • November 14, 2009
    Terry Gilliam is a genius, albeit confusing and slightly disturbing, but Time Bandits with its all-star cast and clever storyline, as well as Python-esque elements makes it enjoyable to watch and strech the imagination.
  • October 27, 2009
    One of the greatest fantasy films of all time.

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October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Amazingly well-produced. The historic locations are jammed with character and detail. This is the only live-action movie I've seen that literally looks like pages out of Heavy Metal magazine. full review

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  • pearlsencha
    February 21, 2007
    Read all about the film at IMDB
    http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0081633/fullcredits
    with all the sidelinks to fun stuff, memorable quotes, etc

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