Zathura boasts a cast full of familiar faces, including Dax Shepard, Kristen Stewart, Tim Robbins, and a very young Josh Hutcherson. It follows two young brothers who discover a powerful board game that transports them into outer space and sends all kinds of dangers and obstacles their way. They are eventually joined in their efforts to beat the game by their unsuspecting sister and an astronaut who has a mysterious and tragic relationship of his own with the game.
Zathura was fairly well-received by critics upon its release but was not financially successful — only managing to break even after earning $65 million dollars at the worldwide box office against a $65 million production budget. It's one of the few box office failures that Favreau has directed, but in the years since its theatrical release, the film has taken on a bit of a cult reputation amongst sci-fi and adventure fans.
Now, nearly 16 years after Zathura made its theatrical debut, its placement on Netflix seems to have brought another new wave of viewers to the film, who will be able to experience its unique charms and fun story for the first time.
