Finding Neverland (2004)

The story of J.M. Barrie's friendship with a family who inspired him to create Peter Pan.

Director:

Marc Forster

Writers:

Allan Knee (play), David Magee (screenplay)

Stars:

Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie

Won 1 Oscar. Another 17 wins & 56 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Johnny Depp	...	Sir James Matthew Barrie
Kate Winslet	...	Sylvia Llewelyn Davies
Julie Christie	...	Mrs. Emma du Maurier
Radha Mitchell	...	Mary Ansell Barrie
Dustin Hoffman	...	Charles Frohman
Freddie Highmore	...	Peter Llewelyn Davies
Joe Prospero	...	Jack Llewelyn Davies
Nick Roud	...	George Llewelyn Davies
Luke Spill	...	Michael Llewelyn Davies
Ian Hart	...	Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Kelly Macdonald	...	'Peter Pan'
Mackenzie Crook	...	Mr. Jaspers - Usher
Eileen Essell	...	Mrs. Snow
Jimmy Gardner	...	Mr. Snow
Oliver Fox	...	Gilbert Cannan

Storyline

The movie details the experiences of "Peter Pan" author J.M. Barrie, which lead him to write the children's classic. He got to know four children who have no father. Drawing from his time with the kids, he writes a story about children who don't want to grow up.

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Plot Keywords:

boy | inspiration | widow | time | friendship | 

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Taglines:

Where will your imagination take you?

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild thematic elements and brief language

Details

Official Sites:

Miramax [us] Official Facebook

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 November 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

J.M. Barrie's Neverland

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$49,202 (Finland) (4 March 2005)

Gross:

$51,676,606 (USA) (22 April 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Miramax Films, FilmColony

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min 101 min (DVD) (Encore print)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the opening scene most of the extras wanted to go through the left door so they could shake Dustin Hoffman's hand.

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Goofs

when Peter is knocking down the stage for his play he steps over the "sun", but in the next shot he grabs it from its spot leaning against a wall.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Charles Frohman: Opening night. I love opening night. How are you? Did you see him?

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Crazy Credits

Last credit to appear at end credits: For Milo...

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Connections

Featured in The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2005)

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Soundtracks

"Medieval and Renaissance Fanfare No. 7"
Composed by David Marshall (PRS)
Published by Studio G Ltd (PRS)
Courtesy of Promusic

User Reviews

Depply Beautiful

I don't know how good this movie is and I don't care because I loved it. It left me kind of numb. Moved, transported, enchanted. That's exactly how I want to feel when I get out of a movie. "Finding Neverland" gave it to me, in spades. Johnny Depp, hey Johnny you're the best we've got. I forgot that it was you two minutes into the movie, I only knew I loved that character. That in itself is part of the many miracles the movie has in store. Yours, is a performance of perfect beauty. Kate Winslet is quickly becoming my favourite actress. Julie Christie is, was and always will be my "Darling" but Freddie Highmore, you and your brothers gave me one the best evenings in a movie theatre I had in a long, long, time. My girlfriend just read my comment over my shoulder, her comment was very succinct: "You write like a woman" Okay, let's see if that's a good thing or a bad thing. Good night kids.