The NeverEnding Story

A boy who needs a friend finds a world that needs a hero in a land beyond imagination!

1984 • 101 min • Adventure · Fantasy · Family

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Synopsis

While hiding from bullies in his school's attic, a young boy discovers the extraordinary land of Fantasia, through a magical book called The Neverending Story. The book tells the tale of Atreyu, a young warrior who, with the help of a luck dragon named Falkor, must save Fantasia from the destruction of The Nothing.

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Director: Wolfgang Petersen • Crew: Wolfgang Petersen, Herman Weigel

Trailers & clips

NEVERENDING STORY miniature effects

Atreyu Kills Gmork

Artax Dies and Meeting Morla

40th Anniversary Limited Edition 4K Trailer

Full Movie Preview

40th Anniversary Spot

Ways The NeverEnding Story Is Different From The Book

Original Trailer

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A fantasy flick of real quality! I got to watch this at the cinema thanks to its release as part of its 40th anniversary, the second movie I've seen re-released on the big screen after <em>'Trainspotting'</em> back in May. That Danny Boyle flick from 1996 is great, as is this Wolfgang Petersen feature from 1984. I wasn't sure what to expect, I only knew of its genre and that famous theme song. One of the fir...
r96sk, TMDB Community

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I remember seeing this film when I was young - spurred on by the Limahl theme song that was in the charts at the time, and rather enjoying it. Based on just the first half of Michael Ende's original novel, it's a gentle fantasy tale of a young boy - "Bastian" (Barret Oliver) - who is being bullied by three classmates. When one day he seeks refuge in a bookshop, the owner shows him a mysterious book that he "borrow...
Geronimo1967, TMDB Community