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Finding Neverland (2004) 7.8
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7.8/10 from 159,955 users
Metascore: 67/100
Reviews: 621 user | 231 critic | 38 from Metacritic.com The story of J.M. Barrie's friendship with a family who inspired him to create Peter Pan. Director:Marc Forster |
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Cast
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| Johnny Depp | ... | ||
| Kate Winslet | ... | ||
| Julie Christie | ... | ||
| Radha Mitchell | ... | ||
| Dustin Hoffman | ... | ||
| Freddie Highmore | ... | ||
| Joe Prospero | ... | ||
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Nick Roud | ... | |
| Luke Spill | ... | ||
| Ian Hart | ... | ||
| Kelly Macdonald | ... | ||
| Mackenzie Crook | ... | ||
| Eileen Essell | ... | ||
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Jimmy Gardner | ... | |
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Oliver Fox | ... |
Gilbert Cannan
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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
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
29 October 2004 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
Voyage au pays imaginaire See more »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
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Charles Frohman: Opening night. I love opening night. How are you? Did you see him?
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Composed by David Marshall (PRS)
Published by Studio G Ltd (PRS)
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There were three scenes deleted from the film. Directly after filming these scenes, Johnny Depp told the director that they would end up deleting those scenes. He was right See more »Goofs
While they are watching the play in the Davies' home Michael goes from leaning onto his mother to sitting up straight to leaning on his mother again. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Charles Frohman: Opening night. I love opening night. How are you? Did you see him?
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Paul 'Welcie' Wellstead (as Paul Wellstead) is credited twice for 'supervising rigger': once in the onscreen "Camera" section and once in the onscreen "Construction" section. See more »Soundtracks
Medieval and Renaissance Fanfare No. 7Composed by David Marshall (PRS)
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I am not a film critic by any means, and don't aim to pose as one. That being said, I felt that this movie was by far one of the most touching and entertaining movies I have seen in my short 22 years. The cast is fabulous, every actor plays his/her part so to speak.
The story centers around J. M. Barrie, creator of Peter Pan, and his journey to writing the well-known play. It highlights his genius, while also showing the painful isolation that comes with being a mind ahead of your time. There are some liberties taken when put against the actual events that led up to the birth of Peter Pan, but don't let this dissuade you from watching--"Finding Neverland" was never slated as being a documentary!
Being a huge Johnny Depp fan, one would think that my judgment would be tainted by his involvement in the film. However, even I can admit to a failed Depp movie (i.e. The Secret Window). At first, I thought that putting Depp outside of his usual character type, a mildly strange pirate/writer/doctor/investigator/man with scissors for hands, might signify a substandard film. Boy was I wrong! He nailed J.M. Barrie and was absolutely captivating throughout the entire film. I hate to sound like a starry-eyed fan but I thought his performance in this movie was downright Oscar-worthy!
Depp is magnificent, but he does not carry the weight of this film on his own. A slue of other fine actors and actresses, Kate Winslet and Freddy Highmore just to name a few, give absolutely divine performances. Do yourself a favor, shell out the eight bucks and go see this movie!