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Finding Neverland (2004) 7.8
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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:Marc Forster |
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Cast
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| Kate Winslet | ... | ||
| Julie Christie | ... | ||
| Radha Mitchell | ... | ||
| Dustin Hoffman | ... | ||
| Freddie Highmore | ... | ||
| Joe Prospero | ... | ||
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| Luke Spill | ... | ||
| Ian Hart | ... | ||
| Kelly Macdonald | ... | ||
| Mackenzie Crook | ... | ||
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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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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:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
24 November 2004 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
J.M. Barrie's Neverland 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)
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Did You Know?
Trivia
There were actually five Davies children. The fifth child (Nicholas "Nico" Llewelyn Davies) has a hard-to-notice spot in the play - he is part of the inspiration for Michael (Michael Nicholas Darling). Since he was very young and is not noticed by many people in the play anyway, he wasn't included in the film. His daughter does appear in the film, however. She is the woman in the scene that takes place after the first showing of Peter Pan. She says something like, "You're Peter Pan?" Her name is Laura Duguid. See more »Goofs
When Peter is knocking over his set for his play, a man in a t-shirt, blue jeans and a baseball cap is reflected in the window. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Charles Frohman: Opening night. I love opening night. How are you? Did you see him?
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Crazy Credits
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. 7"Composed by David Marshall (PRS)
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I always tell my students that they can't claim a movie they just saw as their favorite movie ever because it has yet to stand the test of time. Every now and then a movie comes along that defies that rule for me -- a movie that as soon as I finish seeing it I know that it is an instant classic, if not "my favorite movie ever." American Beauty was such a movie.
Finding Neverland is such a movie. Every minute of this movie was simply incredible -- I felt like the kids in the theater on the opening night of Peter Pan. Johnny Depp is absolutely astounding, as he usually is, as JM Barrie. The rest of the adult cast doesn't quite come up to his level, but are uniformly strong. The kids, especially Peter and Michael, are wonderful. Maybe I just love the British accent, but one of my favorite scenes comes very early when Barrie meets Michael in the park -- Michael's accent reminded me so much of the kid in The Little Prince!
What raises this movie above standard fare, though, are the clever entries into Barrie's imagination. The magical moments in this movie seem to literally jump off the screen. Without a doubt, a film worthy of Oscar nominations for Depp, screenplay adaptation, cinematography (the pirate ship scene is gorgeous), and best movie of the year. Treat yourself - despite the PG rating, this is NOT a movie just for kids -- believe... 10/10