
The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey
Seen it?1988 | 92 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery
Why it’s a Saturday Special
It earned strong reviews (88% on Rotten Tomatoes), despite a box office flop. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, fantasy fans and adventure fans. If you loved Donnie Darko, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, mind-bending.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 32 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Cumberland, 1348. The plague is spreading in medieval England. The remote village of little Griffin is also threatened. But the 9-year-old boy has a recurring dream that holds the key to a tiny hope of survival: a lake with a coffin floating on it. A white church with an iron cross. A falling glove. A falling silhouette. A torch tumble through a dark shaft into infinity. With his brother he recognizes in it a prophecy to escape the Black Death. So they embark with a few men on a journey to a distant cathedral, where they want to set up an iron cross as an offering to God. Her path leads them through a deep and dark mine shaft into an unknown land and completely outlandish time - into the present-day New Zealand of the 1980s.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
88% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsBelow par
7 wins and 2 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$533K worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 20K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Vincent Ward
- Bruce LyonsConnor
- Chris HaywoodArno
- Hamish McFarlaneGriffin
- Marshall NapierSearle
- Noel ApplebyUlf
- Paul LivingstonMartin
- Sarah PeirseLinnet
- Mark WheatleyTog 1
- Tony HerbertTog 2
- Jessica Cardiff-SmithEsme