On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal and restore order to his world, before the grotesque race of Skeksis find and use the crystal for evil.
The Dark Crystal has generally received positive reviews.
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The Dark Crystal was released in 1982 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 620 reviews, giving The Dark Crystal (1982) an average rating of 72%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 77%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 69%.
With a score of 72%, The Dark Crystal is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1982, which stands at 59%.
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