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The Goonies (1985)

★ 7.5 · 6,205 ratings on TMDB

They call themselves "The Goonies." The secret caves. The old lighthouse. The lost map. The treacherous traps. The hidden adventure. And Sloth… Join the adventu

The Goonies poster★ 7.5

Young teen Mikey Walsh and his friends set off on a quest to find Pirate One-Eyed Willie's treasure in hopes of saving their homes from demolition. However, on their quest to find the treasure, they run into a family of recently escaped criminals, determined to capture the kids and reach the treasure first.

DirectorRichard Donner
CastCorey Feldman, Jeff Cohen, Joe Pantoliano, John Matuszak, Josh Brolin, Ke Huy Quan
GenresAdventure, Comedy, Family
The emergence reading

The Goonies keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9/E10 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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Same rung, same subject

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Same subject, different rung

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Same people

Shared director or cast.

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