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The Little Prince

Original title: Le Petit Prince
  • 20152015
  • PGPG
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
61K
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Le Petit Prince (2015)
A little girl lives in a very grown-up world with her mother, who tries to prepare her for it. Her neighbor, the Aviator, introduces the girl to an extraordinary world where anything is possible, the world of the Little Prince.
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  • Adventure
  • Drama

A little girl lives in a very grown-up world with her mother, who tries to prepare her for it. Her neighbor, the Aviator, introduces the girl to an extraordinary world where anything is poss... Read allA little girl lives in a very grown-up world with her mother, who tries to prepare her for it. Her neighbor, the Aviator, introduces the girl to an extraordinary world where anything is possible, the world of the Little Prince.A little girl lives in a very grown-up world with her mother, who tries to prepare her for it. Her neighbor, the Aviator, introduces the girl to an extraordinary world where anything is possible, the world of the Little Prince.

IMDb RATING
7.7/10
61K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Mark Osborne
  • Writers
    • Irena Brignull(original screenplay by)
    • Bob Persichetti(original screenplay by)
    • Antoine de Saint-Exupéry(based on "Le Petit Prince" by)
  • Stars
    • Jeff Bridges(voice)
    • Mackenzie Foy(voice)
    • Rachel McAdams(voice)
Top credits
  • Director
    • Mark Osborne
  • Writers
    • Irena Brignull(original screenplay by)
    • Bob Persichetti(original screenplay by)
    • Antoine de Saint-Exupéry(based on "Le Petit Prince" by)
  • Stars
    • Jeff Bridges(voice)
    • Mackenzie Foy(voice)
    • Rachel McAdams(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 155User reviews
    • 162Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 16 nominations

    Videos2

    Main Trailer
    Trailer 1:53
    Main Trailer
    Festival Trailer
    Trailer 2:34
    Festival Trailer

    Photos62

    James Franco and Riley Osborne in Le Petit Prince (2015)
    Jeff Bridges and Mackenzie Foy in Le Petit Prince (2015)
    André Dussollier and Florence Foresti at an event for Le Petit Prince (2015)
    Mark Osborne, Riley Osborne, and Mackenzie Foy at an event for Le Petit Prince (2015)
    Mackenzie Foy at an event for Le Petit Prince (2015)
    André Dussollier and Florence Foresti at an event for Le Petit Prince (2015)
    Florence Foresti at an event for Le Petit Prince (2015)
    Rio Suzuki at an event for Le Petit Prince (2015)
    Mark Osborne, Riley Osborne, and Mackenzie Foy at an event for Le Petit Prince (2015)
    Charlotte Vandermeersch at an event for Le Petit Prince (2015)
    Brigitte Fossey at an event for Le Petit Prince (2015)
    Toni Garrn at an event for Le Petit Prince (2015)

    Top cast

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    Jeff Bridges
    Jeff Bridges
    • The Aviatoras The Aviator
    • (voice)
    Mackenzie Foy
    Mackenzie Foy
    • The Little Girlas The Little Girl
    • (voice)
    Rachel McAdams
    Rachel McAdams
    • The Motheras The Mother
    • (voice)
    Marion Cotillard
    Marion Cotillard
    • The Roseas The Rose
    • (voice)
    Riley Osborne
    Riley Osborne
    • The Little Princeas The Little Prince
    • (voice)
    James Franco
    James Franco
    • The Foxas The Fox
    • (voice)
    Bud Cort
    Bud Cort
    • The Kingas The King
    • (voice)
    Benicio Del Toro
    Benicio Del Toro
    • The Snakeas The Snake
    • (voice)
    Ricky Gervais
    Ricky Gervais
    • The Conceited Manas The Conceited Man
    • (voice)
    Albert Brooks
    Albert Brooks
    • The Businessmanas The Businessman
    • (voice)
    Paul Rudd
    Paul Rudd
    • Mr. Princeas Mr. Prince
    • (voice)
    Paul Giamatti
    Paul Giamatti
    • The Academy Teacheras The Academy Teacher
    • (voice)
    Jeffy Branion
    Jeffy Branion
    • The Policemanas The Policeman
    • (voice)
    • (as Jeff Branion)
    Jacquie Barnbrook
    Jacquie Barnbrook
    • The Nurseas The Nurse
    • (voice)
    • …
    Marcel Bridges
    • The Concerned Neighboras The Concerned Neighbor
    • (voice)
    André Dussollier
    André Dussollier
    • The Aviatoras The Aviator
    • (French version)
    • (voice)
    Florence Foresti
    Florence Foresti
    • The Motheras The Mother
    • (French version)
    • (voice)
    Vincent Cassel
    Vincent Cassel
    • The Foxas The Fox
    • (French version)
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Mark Osborne
    • Writers
      • Irena Brignull(original screenplay by)
      • Bob Persichetti(original screenplay by)
      • Antoine de Saint-Exupéry(based on "Le Petit Prince" by)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    From Mark Osborne comes the first-ever animated feature film adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's iconic masterpiece, The Little Prince. At the heart of it all is The Little Girl, who's being prepared by her mother for the very grown-up world in which they live - only to be interrupted by her eccentric, kind-hearted neighbor, The Aviator. The Aviator introduces his new friend to an extraordinary world where anything is possible. A world that he himself was initiated into long ago by The Little Prince. It's here that The Little Girl's magical and emotional journey into her own imagination - and into the universe of The Little Prince - begins. And it's where The Little Girl rediscovers her childhood and learns that ultimately, it's human connections that matter most, and that what's truly essential can only be seen with the heart. —EJ
    • based on book
    • cgi animation
    • stop motion animation
    • desert
    • rose
    • 40 more
    • Plot summary
    • Add synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Rediscover one of the most beloved stories of all time.
    • Genres
      • Animation
      • Adventure
      • Drama
      • Family
      • Fantasy
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG for mild thematic elements
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The stop-motion scenes in the desert were mosty created using paper, even the Little Prince was made out of paper clay.
    • Goofs
      When the Little Girl claps for the first time "The Conceited Man" took kudos by taking his hat off with his "right hand" but next time while holding The Little Girl with "left hand" he drops her and took kudos with his "left hand" although his "right hand" was free.
    • Quotes

      The Little Prince: it is only with heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.

    • Crazy credits
      One of few movies where the end credits scroll downwards (instead of upwards), so that the title of each department is at the bottom of the list of people in that department.
    • Connections
      Featured in Starfilm (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Suis-moi
      Written by Hans Zimmer, Camille and Richard Harvey

      Performed by Hans Zimmer and Richard Harvey (featuring Camille)

    User reviews155

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Growing up is not the problem. Forgetting is.
    I usually love the French animations, because unlike American, the stories, musics, characters that influences the thousands of year cultural history. Definitely not comparable to the Hollywood standards, but it had its own technical brilliance. All I wondered was why this film was in English language.

    It deserves to be on the upcoming's big occasion (2016 February), if it is eligible for the American Academy Awards. From the director of 'Kung Fu Panda' original movie, which was partially based on the children's novel. The book adaptation is the stop-motion animation and the remaining story's the regular 3D animation.

    Just remember the movies like 'What Dreams May Come' and 'The Lovely Bones', those magical worlds and breathtaking landscapes. Usually animations are associated with comedy genre, especially when a child character attached to it. This film was not even a comedy, more like those two titles I mentioned.

    The screenplay wise it was a very 'Neverwas' type, except this one was an animation. But appropriate for people of all ages. The kids can realise the importance of their childhood and the older people can become kids again. The film compressed the gap and erected a bridge between the two hoods, the childhood and the adulthood.

    "What is essential is invisible to the eye."

    I did not know what to expect from it, but I highly satisfied with the final product. The film characters had no names, but called, the Little Girl, Mother, Fox, Rose, Snake, King et cetera as what their role is and species. Barely there are only 3-4 characters where the story was focused. Obviously it had a villain, but very unusual existence time and in a crucial part of the story.

    I don't remember how the 100 minutes went so fast like a ray of the light beam flashed away. The pace of narration was not a rushy, except the opening part. But once the old man character, the Aviator, voiced by Jeff Bridge was introduced, the movie turned into completely different and awesome. Yes, Jeff Bridge's voice was so good for the background narration.

    This story is about an old man who refused to grow up mentally and believes the existence of the magical stars and planets. The whole neighborhood stayed away from him and his troubles, until a new girl arrives at the next door. The little girl befriends him and falls for all his stories discarding her daily routines, but later it complicates their relationship after her mother finds out what they're up to. What happens to them and how the story concludes is the remaining part.

    "She was not a common rose. She was the only one of her kind in the whole universe."

    This story was finely fused between the reality and fantasy. Most essential storyline for the present world. In the name of education how the children were enforced by their parents to mechanical life with less time to play out and make their own friends. Especially as they were lacking the creativity to make up their own fictional worlds with their toys like the kids from a century ago were.

    It might psychologically affect their characters while becoming an adult like the Aviator in this film, but as one of lines from the movie say 'Growing up is not the problem. Forgetting is', the children are losing their innocence over the adult's reality world. Who knows, someday those kids may become the greatest writer inspired by their childhood days.

    If you ask me, I strongly recommend it for all. It is very encouraging film for the parents how not to raise their children and for the grown ups how not to get lost is the adult world. Most elegant flick of the year, along with a very few others.

    You don't have to ignore it because you have read the book, like I said it was not completely borrowed from the original material. Instead, two-third of the film was freshly established out of the same name masterpiece. I'm not familiar with the book, so I've no thoughts that differentiate between these two formats. But definitely the film deserved all the appreciation from critics and movie

    9½/10
    helpful•71
    21
    • Reno-Rangan
    • Dec 24, 2015

    FAQ1

    • Which one is the original version...English or French?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 5, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Canada
      • Italy
      • United States
      • China
    • Official sites
      • Lucky Red (Italy)
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hoàng Tử Bé
    • Filming locations
      • Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Onyx Films
      • Orange Studio
      • Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $81,200,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,339,152
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $116,927
      • Feb 14, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $97,571,250
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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