Stardust by Neil Gaiman

When Tristan tells his girlfriend, Victoria, that he will bring back a falling star for her, he means it. Stardust tells the fantasy story of how he finds the star and brings it back. Tristan lives in Victorian times in a village that shares a wall with a supernatural world of fairies and witches called Stormhold. When the falling star disappears on the other side of the wall, Tristan must go into that land to find it. His adventure is complicated as others want the star too. He must deal with a witch who wants the star to achieve long life and the king of Stormhold's sons, who want the star in order gain control of the kingdom. The star turns out to be a beautiful girl from space. Tristan finds her and promises to protect her if she will come with him to his village.

The movie does not exactly follow the book, but does a better job of it than other movies based upon books. For example, in the movie, Stormhold is a little scarier of a place than in the book. In the book, Tristan must deal with a few more "bad guys" in order to bring back the star-girl. The movie is beautiful to view, and the cast is amazing. It is one of those movies you have never heard of that end up being among your favorites.

Directed by Matthew Vaughn; Starring Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro, and Charlie Cox

Movie; 13+; Paramount, 2007