MOVIEmeter
Top 5000
Up 176 this week

Finding Neverland (2004)

7.8
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 7.8/10 from 133,538 users   Metascore: 67/100
Reviews: 617 user | 232 critic | 38 from Metacritic.com

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

Director:

Writers:

(play), (screenplay)
Watch Trailer
0Check in
0Share...

User Lists

Related lists from IMDb users

a list of 444 titles created 28 May 2011
 
a list of 964 titles created 10 Mar 2012
 
a list of 2364 titles created 4 months ago
 
a list of 703 titles created 03 May 2011
 
a list of 1243 titles created 7 months ago
 

Connect with IMDb


Share this Rating

Title: Finding Neverland (2004)

Finding Neverland (2004) on IMDb 7.8/10

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of Finding Neverland.
Won 1 Oscar. Another 17 wins & 56 nominations. See more awards »

Videos

Photos

Learn more

People who liked this also liked... 

October Sky (1999)
Biography | Drama | Family
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X  

The true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes.

Director: Joe Johnston
Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Laura Dern
Biography | Drama | Family
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X  

A woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to the children of a Naval officer widower.

Director: Robert Wise
Stars: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker
Biography | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 X  

After a brilliant but asocial mathematician accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn to the nightmarish.

Director: Ron Howard
Stars: Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly
Biography | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.8/10 X  

A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional endeavor.

Director: Gabriele Muccino
Stars: Will Smith, Jaden Smith, Thandie Newton
Biography | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X  

Based on writer Susanna Kaysen's account of her 18-month stay at a mental hospital in the 1960s.

Director: James Mangold
Stars: Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Whoopi Goldberg
Biography | Drama | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 X  

A man's coerced confession to an I.R.A. bombing he didn't commit imprisons his father as well; a British lawyer helps fight for their freedom.

Director: Jim Sheridan
Stars: Alison Crosbie, Daniel Day-Lewis, Philip King
Biography | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8/10 X  

The true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralyzed body; only his left eye isn't paralyzed.

Director: Julian Schnabel
Stars: Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze
The Sea Inside I (2004)
Biography | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8/10 X  

The real-life story of Spaniard Ramon Sampedro, who fought a 30 year campaign in favor of euthanasia and his own right to die.

Director: Alejandro AmenĂ¡bar
Stars: Javier Bardem, Belén Rueda, Lola Dueñas
Drama | Family
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 X  

A drama based on the true story of a college professor's bond with the abandoned dog he takes into his home.

Director: Lasse Hallström
Stars: Richard Gere, Joan Allen, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Biography | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 X  

A drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school's first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the national championship.

Director: Denzel Washington
Stars: Denzel Washington, Nate Parker, Forest Whitaker
The Queen (2006)
Biography | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.4/10 X  

After the death of Princess Diana, HM Queen Elizabeth II struggles with her reaction to a sequence of events nobody could have predicted.

Director: Stephen Frears
Stars: Helen Mirren, James Cromwell, Alex Jennings
Miss Potter (2006)
Biography | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.9/10 X  

The story of Beatrix Potter, the author of the beloved and best-selling children's book, "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", and her struggle for love, happiness and success.

Director: Chris Noonan
Stars: Renée Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, Emily Watson
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Nick Roud ...
...
...
...
...
...
Jimmy Gardner ...
Oliver Fox ...
Gilbert Cannan
Edit

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. Written by Jan Wilm

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

boy | inspiration | widow | time | friendship | See more »

Taglines:

Where will your imagination take you? See more »


Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild thematic elements and brief language | See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

 »
Edit

Details

Official Sites:

| |  »

Country:

|

Language:

Release Date:

24 November 2004 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

J.M. Barrie's Neverland  »

Filming Locations:

 »

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:

,  »
Show detailed on  »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

| (DVD) (Encore print)

Sound Mix:

|

Color:

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
See  »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

When J.M. Barrie and the Llewelyn Davies family are traveling by buggy to Mary Ansell Barrie's (James's wife) cottage, a flock of sheep stops in front of the buggy and it is forced to stop. This is included in the film because the buggy is an original from the late 1800s and is not able to properly run. To make it go, it is pushed over the hill. To cover for it stopping suddenly at the base of the hill, director Marc Forster decided to have the sheep block the road. See more »

Goofs

Frohman's dog "changes" between two dogs throughout the film. In the scene where Frohman dances with his dog, the dog he dances with has a tinge of ginger in his hair, whereas before the dog did not. See more »

Quotes

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

Crazy Credits

Last credit to appear at end credits: For Milo... See more »

Connections

Referenced in The Benchwarmers (2006) See more »

Soundtracks

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

Frequently Asked Questions

See more (Spoiler Alert!) »

User Reviews

 
Now that we're past the hype... don't miss this movie!
29 December 2004 | by (Chicago, USA) – See all my reviews

Every holiday season Harvey Weinstein and Miramax talk up one of their properties, fully expecting everyone to bow and throw awards at it as soon as it's released. This year it's Finding Neverland, which has produced a lot of buzz in favor of Johnny Depp's sophisticated performance. Although the film deserves all the praise it gets, it is understandable that moviegoers are a little weary with another dramatic period piece, with another "oscar caliber" cast, about yet another take on Peter Pan.

The bottom line is, this movie is phenomenal. Exploring the major theme of Barrie's play (that of a boy who never grows up), Finding Neverland refrains from condemning grown-ups, but exalts the wild magic one can enjoy as a kid. For James, who had to deal with his family's reticence upon the death of his brother, the real tragedy occurs when a child is forced to grow up too fast.

My favorite idea from this film is this: life finds a way to put into our lives the people we're supposed to be living our lives with. James and Sylvia needed each other, and they needed each other at that particular time. Life took care of them.

The film does indeed move at a snail's pace. Consider that part of the set design. Just as the characters go about 1905 London in top hats and buttoned-down gowns, so does the movie develop in a manner which would have been fitting for a time which preceded MTV-generation attention spans by about a hundred years.

As for the acting, it is wonderful. Depp is understated and gallant, Kate Winslet is lovely and tragic, and they're both better than I've ever seen them. Julie Christie is brutally ominous as the matriarch who can gum up everyone's happiness. Dustin Hoffman, although out of place, brings a dry wit as a risk-taking businessman. The boys playing the Davis kids are a lot of fun to watch and play their dramatic parts perfectly.

If you want something where all the pieces of the magic puzzle that is movie-making come together with grace, charm, and humanity, you won't find a more rewarding film than this.


131 of 166 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you?

Message Boards

Recent Posts
The real Davies boys danaenicole
Discuss Finding Neverland (2004) on the IMDb message boards »

Contribute to This Page

Create a character page for:
?