Two young brother are drawn into an intergalactic adventure when their house is magically hurtled through space because of the board game they are playing.
Danny and Walter are two brother who barely get along even while driving their parents to distraction as their older sister tries to ignore them. Despite their squabbling, the brother manage cooperate enough to play an old mechanical board game named Zathura. However, after their firt move, they find that the game has apparently flung them, their sister and their entire house into outer space. Furthermore, the brother surmise the only way to return home is to finish the game. However with almost every move, new danger arise as the siblings find themselves learning to cooperate in ways they never expected as they realize what they mean to each other.

6 - year-old Danny (Jonah Bobo ) and 10 -year-old Walter ( Josh Haqie Sen ) the two brothers is like a normal child , the mischievous troublemaker , when the father of the two to stay at home to take care of them always like sleeping 15 - year - old sister Lisa ( Kristen Stewart ) , they feel bored . So naughty Danny began to buy a new home in the basement of the house east looking through the West Tao Tao , this turn does not matter , he accidentally discovered a rectangular box . Box in addition to a space travel game , a game board , inscribed with the pattern of the universe , as well as the path of a color through a purple planet - Zha Tula . Boring Danny a start of the game , free to press the button , belongs to the board his spaceship is also space jump a few steps , a card jump out from the board : "meteor shower : to escape . "