Five Children and It (2004)

Directed by

John Stephenson

Genre

fantasy film, comedy drama, children's film

Country

United Kingdom, France

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 233 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Five siblings discover a magical sand fairy that grants them one wish each day. Their wishes lead to funny and chaotic situations as they learn the trouble of getting what they want.

lightheartedwhimsicaladventurousplayfulfamily-friendlygentlenostalgic

What happens

Five Children and It is a 2004 family fantasy-comedy-drama adventure film adaptation of E. Nesbit's 1902 novel Five Children and It, which features live action and computer animation. It was directed by John Stephenson, produced by Nick Hirschkorn, Lisa Henson and Samuel Hadida, written by David Solomons, and stars Tara FitzGerald, Freddie Highmore, Jonathan Bailey, Zoë Wanamaker, Kenneth Branagh, and Eddie Izzard as the voice of It-Psammead. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 11 September 2004 and was theatrically released on 15 October 2004. The digital puppetry and CGI animation for Psammead was created by Jim Henson's Creature Shop. Five Children and It grossed £1,519,049 worldwide. The film was released on DVD on 5 July 2005. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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