Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (2018)

Original title

Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer

Directed by

Dennis Gansel

Genre

adventure film, children's film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

6

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 180 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boy named Jim Button and his friend Luke the engine driver set off on a train journey to explore the world. They face various obstacles and meet unusual characters along the way.

whimsicallightheartedplayfuladventurousnostalgicoptimisticbrisk-pacedfamily-friendly

What happens

Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (German: Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer) is a 2018 German fantasy adventure film directed by Dennis Gansel and produced by Christian Becker. It is an adaptation of the 1960 children's book by Michael Ende. It stars Solomon Gordon as Jim Button and Henning Baum as Luke the Engine Driver. The film was released in Germany on 29 March 2018 by Warner Bros. Pictures. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed over $12.7 million at the box office. A sequel based on the second book, Jim Button and the Wild 13, was released in 2020. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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