Time Bandits

About Time Bandits

Young history buff Kevin can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. Former employees of the Supreme Being, they've purloined a map charting all of the holes in the fabric of time and are using it to steal treasures from different historical eras.

Time Bandits is a 1981 comedy fantasy film directed by Terry Gilliam. Released in July 1981, it runs 116 minutes.

Its themes are comforting, steampunk, childhood, and treasure.

Craig Warnock takes the lead as Kevin, David Rappaport as Randall, Kenny Baker as Fidgit, and Mike Edmonds as Og. The screenplay is by Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam. In the United States it streams on Cinemax Amazon Channel, Cinemax Apple TV channel, and Criterion Channel.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, and Shrek make useful companions to Time Bandits, all filed under dwarf and magic. TMDB voters put it at 6.6 out of 10 across 1,208 votes and it carries a PG rating.