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Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)

★ 6.1 · 5,130 ratings on TMDB

Same Planet. Different World.

Journey to the Center of the Earth poster★ 6.1

On a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother, a scientist, his nephew and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth.

DirectorEric Brevig
CastAnita Briem, Brendan Fraser, Frank Fontaine, Garth Gilker, Giancarlo Caltabiano, Jane Wheeler
GenresAction, Adventure, Comedy, Family
The emergence reading

Journey to the Center of the Earth keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing exploration, family, survival, fantasy, science.

zero-distanceUSexplorationfamilysurvivalfantasyscience
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Same people

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