The Seven Crystal Balls
Seen it?1992 | 42 min | Animation, Mystery, TV Movie, Adventure, Action
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Right up the alley of people who enjoy a knot in their stomach and action fans. Works for the whole couch, from little ones up. If you loved The Adventures of Tintin, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves at a clip, at 42 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Skip it if you can't get past animation (your loss).
Tintin and his friends investigate when something ominous haunts seven archaeologists, just after their return from an ethnographic expedition to the Andes, where they have dug up the tomb of Inca Rascar Capac.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 19K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Stéphane Bernasconi
- Thierry WermuthTintin (voice)
- Christian PelissierHaddock (voice)
- Henri LabussièreTournesol (voice)
- Michel RuhlNestor (voice)
- Marie VincentBianca Castafiore (voice)
- Yves BarsacqDupont (voice)
- Jean-Pierre MoulinDupond (voice)
- Susan RomanMilou (voice)