The Tale of Despereaux (2008)

Directed by

Sam Fell

Genre

fantasy film, adventure film, family film, children's film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

G

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 1,024 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A small mouse named Despereaux is born different from the other mice. He befriends a kind rat and a lonely princess in a castle. Together they face the darkness in their kingdom.

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What happens

The Tale of Despereaux ( DESP-ər-oh) is a 2008 animated fantasy adventure comedy film loosely based on the 2003 novel of the same name by Kate DiCamillo. It was directed by Sam Fell and Rob Stevenhagen, and written by Gary Ross, based on a story by Will McRobb and Chris Viscardi. It features the voices of Matthew Broderick, Robbie Coltrane, Dustin Hoffman, Richard Jenkins, Kevin Kline, Frank Langella, William H. Macy, James Nesbitt, and Tracey Ullman, with Sigourney Weaver narrating the film. The Tale of Despereaux premiered at ArcLight Hollywood on December 7, 2008, before being theatrically released in the United States and the United Kingdom on December 19, by Universal Pictures. It received mixed reviews from critics and was a box-office disappointment, grossing $90 million worldwide on a budget of $60 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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