Finding Neverland (2004)
- Directed by
- Marc Forster
- Genre
- drama film, fantasy film, biographical film
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 3,764 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film follows J.M. Barrie as he befriends a widowed mother and her four young sons. Their imaginative play inspires him to write the story of Peter Pan.
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What happens
Finding Neverland is a 2004 biographical drama film about author and playwright J.M. Barrie and the family who inspired him to create Peter Pan, directed by Marc Forster and written by David Magee, based on the 1998 play The Man Who Was Peter Pan by Allan Knee. The film stars Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie, Radha Mitchell, and Dustin Hoffman, with Freddie Highmore in a supporting role. Finding Neverland premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 4, 2004, and was released in the United Kingdom on October 29, 2004, and the United States on December 17, 2004, by Miramax Films. It was a box office success, grossing $116.8 million worldwide. The film earned seven nominations at the 77th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Actor for Depp, and won for Best Original Score. The film was the inspiration for the stage musical of the same name in 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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