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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

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After a carnival troupe saves his life, a man agrees to help its immortal leader collect five souls and win a bet with the devil. From TMDB

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  • J.A.Tallon @tallon.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 22, 2025

    Terry Gilliam (with scenes from his film "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus") - BOTD

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  • Megan Melody @m-melody.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 26, 2026

    The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus 2009 (I've only seen this movie once, don't hear a lot of references made to it, but I have a fond memory of TRYING to recap this movie to friends who've never seen it)

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  • J.A.Tallon @tallon.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 22, 2024

    Terry Gilliam (with scenes from his film "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus") - BOTD

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  • Halloween III: Season of the Ben @franzferdinand2.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 30, 2025

    The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a mess of a movie (somewhat understandable when your lead dies during production), but I will always have affection for it because it gave us Tom Waits as The Devil.

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  • 𝖘𝖆𝖘𝖍𝖆 𝖊 𝖍𝖊𝖆𝖉 @sievish.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 18, 2026

    the situation and movie itself was different, but I think about how MEANINGFUL The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus was in its final execution because of the contributions of Depp, Law, and Farrell after Heath Ledger's death. the artistry & love for him transcended the movie. this AI trash sucks

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  • Samael Jigoku @samaeljigoku.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 26, 2026

    The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Donkey Skin O, Lucky Man! - Watched this when I had Covid which was certainly a choice.

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  • Barba Papa 🏳️‍🌈 The Bear Did Lady @thebeardidlady.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 10, 2025

    Every film Terry Gilliam made since The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus has featured a prop book containings listings of extensive tracts of uncultivated land. This was his every film has its heath ledger.

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  • JC Dendeath @jcdenden.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 27, 2025

    February Film Challenge 2025: Favourite directors in no particular order. 25. 🎬 Terry Gilliam My favourites: 🎞 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 🎞 The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus 🎞 12 Monkeys #MovieSky #FilmSky

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  • aged pua @porchfan.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 26, 2024

    Scary Movie-style parody for Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium / The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus / Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

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  • Clio Haephestine @studioowlbear.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 11, 2026

    The Struggle! I remember watching The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and not realising that three different people played the same character until the credits rolled. not to mention all the "Evil Bad Guy Mastermind Face Revealed As Some White Guy I Guess, I Assume He Was From Earlier In The Movie?"

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  • Shatter 🅅 𓅃⭐ @shatter.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 14, 2026

    Okay you're onto something here ham. It's a bit like that The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus they had a different actor playing the inside every time they went in. So a huge stack of cameos playing a revolving set of Freddy's. That would be a pretty good movie to watch everyone's Freddy

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  • Teft Akita @teft.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 17, 2024

    Random urge to rewatch The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. The script changes due to Heath Ledger’s death were a little awkward but it’s still a really solid Gilliam movie :3

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  • egg nog fan @wimble.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 13, 2026

    Favorite movie from the year I turned 18? Gotta be The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. Just kidding. Dig the life fantastic!

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  • JC Dendeath @jcdenden.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 20, 2025

    #DendensMovieDen. No. 81. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. It’s a sad thing I only started to really notice the talented Heath Ledger after I had learned of his death. The final movie to come out in which he played a large role was certainly a great one. (1/9)

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  • Lauren Fraser @walkyouhome.bsky.socialBluesky · May 17, 2025

    For years I've been conflating the title of this film, which I've never seen, with the film I have seen, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, which, it seems, is a very different film

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  • BetaPop @betapop.bsky.socialBluesky · May 2, 2025

    The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) - Did not expect to see Mini Me in blackface in this movie, wowee. 2.5/5 boxd.it/9zTGmF

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  • Roland of Gilead @rolandofgilead19.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 15, 2024

    A lot of opinions on Heath Ledger's best movie. I can't pick one that I like him best in, but The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is up there on the list. This movie is quite strange and every time I watch it I figure one more thing out.

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  • YotePocalyse is Nigh- He/Him @secyoteagenda.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 5, 2024

    "Does it come with a happy ending?" "Sorry; we can't guarantee that." Rewatched "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus", a movie that has so many things to say about humanity's essential need for imagination and creativity, and how undervalued and unappreciated it is. The last Heath Ledger movie.

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  • Ever (fae/faer), Abra's #1 Fan 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @everincarnate.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 23, 2023

    I am blanking on the saddest movie, but the saddest *moment* in a movie for me was in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. The bit where Parnassus fell to his knees at a desert crossroads, sobbing, "Please...no more choices..." broke me during a dark time where that sentiment was hella relatable.

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  • A.H.R. @ahronnee.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 3, 2026

    He was wicked good in Alexander, Phonebooth and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. I liked him in Artemis Fowl, even if I wasn't overly fond of the movie myself. Book is better IMO.

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  • Barry Lyga @barrylyga.comBluesky · Dec 19, 2023

    Do like they did with Heath Ledger in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and have a bunch of people play the role in the same movie!

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  • P🧿pe Poboy the VII @sagicrabby.blacksky.appBluesky · Aug 27, 2026

    Name a weird film more people should watch The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

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  • The Patric @thepatricisreal.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 23, 2026

    #NowWatching The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Last time I saw this Terry Gilliam x Heath Ledger movie was when it was in theaters 😅 but here we are. #filmsky

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  • Stephen Raab @onetruestephen.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 17, 2026

    The worst movie I’ve ever seen in a theater is “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus”. It came out in 2009 and starred Heath Ledger. Oh, dear… The movie that pissed me off the most was “Mile 51.” A criminal waste of Iko Uwais to make Mark Wahlberg look cool.

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  • P🧿pe Poboy the VII @sagicrabby.blacksky.appBluesky · Apr 15, 2026

    The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is on. That’s my MOVIE.

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  • Tom Buckner @justanotherant.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 3, 2026

    Weird but inspiring double feature: The 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (Tony Randall in a 1964 George Pal film about a one-man Chinese circus in a one-horse Arizona town) and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009, Terry Gilliam directing, Christopher Plummer as a sort of Dr. Lao with a lot more self-doubt).

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  • Bob Gramatges @bobgramatges.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 25, 2026

    The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is like having a lucid dream about watching an early 2000s movie.

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  • Moon Rabbit 🐇 @lunarrabbit.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 13, 2026

    Watched The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus for the first time tonight. What an amazing film.

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  • Jace Nalaar @jace-nalaar.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 24, 2025

    If I told you there was a movie with Heath Ledger Johnny Depp Colin Farrell Jude Law Andrew Garfield Christopher Plummer and Verne Troyer you'd call me crazy. It's called The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, came out in 2009. It's not bad, but it's not great either. Solid D+ movie.

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  • cunt dracula @yeti-detective.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 27, 2025

    what if I take drugs and watch The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus? (i will cry because the last time i watched that movie was with ...)

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 15, 2025

    The (movie) The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus 1080p (iTunes)(US) $4.99 (Surreal) (iMDB) 6.9 Cast: Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer, Verne Troyer, Andrew Garfield, Lily Cole, Tom Waits

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  • Blair Rich Project (Richard Waters) @richmwaters.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 5, 2025

    Andrew Garfield in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. A film brimming with talent and he still managed to stand out.

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  • Immigrant Boo👻 @porcupunk.eurosky.socialBluesky · Apr 28, 2025

    The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus was the movie I was looking forward to for a long while once it was announced. It was such a disappointment that Heath Ledger could not finish the movie. Terry Gilliam did an amazing job to finish the film, alas I wish we could see a Ledger only version.

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  • QuirkyFilms @[email protected]Mastodon · Mar 7, 2025

    Mar 07 : Immortal character #Bales2025FilmChallenge #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬 #TheImaginariumOfDoctorParnassus (2009) Having made a deal with the Devil himself for immortality many millennia ago, the now decrepit mystic Dr Parnassus fights for the freedom of his only daughter's soul. [1/2]

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  • QuirkyFilms @[email protected]Mastodon · Mar 7, 2025

    Mar 07 : Immortal character #Bales2025FilmChallenge #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬 #TheImaginariumOfDoctorParnassus (2009) Having made a deal with the Devil himself for immortality many millennia ago, the now decrepit mystic Dr Parnassus fights for the freedom of his only daughter's soul. [2/2]

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  • :awesome:🐦‍🔥nemo™🐦‍⬛ 🇺🇦🍉 @[email protected]Mastodon · Jul 3, 2024

    🎥 Dive into the magical world of "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus"! 🎩🌈 A mind-bending fantasy adventure directed by Terry Gilliam, featuring Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Jude Law & Colin Farrell. #TheImaginariumOfDoctorParnassus 🍅 : https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_imaginarium_of_doctor_parnassus ⭐ : https://libremdb.iket.me/title/tt1054606 🍿 : https://inv.in.projectsegfau.lt/watch?v=Iqe85ffv9-w FallbackLink.: https://youtu.be/Iqe85ffv9-w #MovieRecommendation 🍿

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  • A new more dumber voyage @omnisomni.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 26, 2024

    I read this as Spy Kids Movie and was a lot more excited. The second one is like a kid version of the Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

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  • Dank Zombie Nickel @tavarin.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 5, 2024

    I'll just have to find a random movie to tell you is on. "Oh hey, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is on!" or "Oh hey, "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium is on!" could work.

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  • Andre Wilfred Sanders @Ahmetaslan27TMDB reviews · Mar 22, 2023

    The fantasy element was great. I wish I could live in this fantasy world. It was exceptional and very wonderful. I watched the movie twice. The first time, I didn't understand the movie well and didn't like it. I did not know whether I liked the movie or not, but when I watched it again, I was fascinated and inspired by the wide imagination element that exists within the scenario. The character of Lily Cole was amazing, she is incredibly beautiful and I have to show respect for Heath Ledger's…

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