What is The Ewok Adventure like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Ewok Adventure as measured, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.

Is The Ewok Adventure violent?

Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Ewok Adventure as mild.

Which films are like The Ewok Adventure?

Films with a similar feel include The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Labyrinth, and The Dark Crystal.

How long is The Ewok Adventure?

The Ewok Adventure runs 97 minutes.

Where can I watch The Ewok Adventure?

In United States, The Ewok Adventure streams on Disney Plus.

The Ewok Adventure

Name: The Ewok Adventure
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction, TV Movie
Released: 1984-12-21
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Rating: 5.800000190734863
Cast: Eric Walker, Warwick Davis, Fionnula Flanagan, Guy Boyd, Aubree Miller

198497 min★ 5.8

A stranded family and a band of Ewoks cross Endor’s enchanted wilderness to rescue loved ones from a towering monster.

Ember's analysis

Pacing: Measured
Intensity: Mild
Complexity: Simple
Violence: Mild

whimsical
gentle
earnest
family movie night
children's viewing

What critics said

Critics broadly regard the film as a simplistic, trope-driven children's fairy tale with some charm in its forest setting and Ewok-centered performances.

What sets it apart

May contain story progression spoilers

The crashed shuttle, transmitter, and alien moon coexist with Ewok magic, ancestral talismans, and a giant folkloric monster.
Mace and Cindel join the Ewoks to locate their captured parents after the Towani family is separated on Endor.
Four-year-old Cindel becomes central to the journey and helps Mace overcome his distrust of the Ewoks.
Mace and Cindel search the crashed shuttle for a transmitter to send a distress call.

Films like The Ewok Adventure, and why

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
family-friendly fantasy adventure with young protagonists, magical forest mythology, and a rescue quest
Labyrinth
children's fantasy adventure combining a perilous journey, family separation, and fairy-tale creatures
The Dark Crystal
space-set family adventure using fairy-tale storytelling, practical creatures, and youthful heroes

Movie Details

Director: John Korty
Release Date: 1984-12-21
Runtime: 97 min
Rating: 5.8 / 10 (434)

Cast

Eric Walker
Warwick Davis
Fionnula Flanagan
Guy Boyd
Aubree Miller
Daniel Frishman
Debbie Lee Carrington
Tony Cox
Pam Grizz
Kevin Thompson

Where to watch in United States

Streaming: Disney Plus

Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.

Common questions

What is The Ewok Adventure about?: A stranded family and a band of Ewoks cross Endor’s enchanted wilderness to rescue loved ones from a towering monster.
What is The Ewok Adventure like to watch?: Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Ewok Adventure as measured, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
Is The Ewok Adventure violent?: Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Ewok Adventure as mild.
What did critics think of The Ewok Adventure?: Critics broadly regard the film as a simplistic, trope-driven children's fairy tale with some charm in its forest setting and Ewok-centered performances.
Which films are like The Ewok Adventure?: Films with a similar feel include The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Labyrinth, and The Dark Crystal.
How long is The Ewok Adventure?: The Ewok Adventure runs 97 minutes.
Where can I watch The Ewok Adventure?: In United States, The Ewok Adventure streams on Disney Plus.

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