Inkheart (2008)

Directed by

Iain Softley

Genre

fantasy film, adventure film, family film

Country

Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, United States

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 2,287 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man has the ability to bring characters to life by reading aloud from books. He and his daughter search for her mother who was pulled into a story during one of his readings.

whimsicalgentleimaginativewarmadventurousfamily-friendlynostalgicbookish

What happens

Inkheart is a 2008 fantasy adventure film directed by Iain Softley, produced by Cornelia Funke, Dylan Cuva, Sarah Wang, Ute Leonhardt, Toby Emmerich, Mark Ordesky, Ileen Maisel and Andrew Licht, written by David Lindsay-Abaire, music composed by Javier Navarrete and starring Brendan Fraser, Paul Bettany, Helen Mirren, Jim Broadbent, Andy Serkis, and Eliza Bennett. It is based on Cornelia Funke's 2003 novel of the same name. Produced by New Line Cinema, the film was released theatrically on December 12, 2008, in the UK and January 23, 2009, in the US by Warner Bros. Pictures. Inkheart received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $62,450,361 on a $60 million budget. Inkheart was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the United Kingdom on April 13, 2009. On January 12, 2009, a video game based on the film was released for the Nintendo DS. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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