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Finding Neverland

2004 · Movie · PG · 106 min · ★ 7.3 · 75% critics

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After a playwright’s creative block, he meets a widow and her four young boys, forming a close bond that reshapes his life. Their time together sparks new ideas and becomes the inspiration behind his lasting masterpiece, Peter Pan.

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Details
Years
2004
Release date
2004-10-29
Language
English
Rated
PG
Runtime
106 min
Critic score
75/100
TMDB rating
7.3/10 (3,749 votes)
Box office
$116,766,556
Budget
$25,000,000
About

You’ll like this if you enjoy heartfelt stories about keeping imagination alive through hardship and watching a friendship grow into something meaningful; Not for you if you want a strictly factual biography, or prefer lighter adventures like Bridge to Terabithia.

Pros: heartwarming imagination; strong family drama; standout young performance | Cons: can feel a bit twee; includes grief themes; some subplots lag

Themes

  • london, england
  • stroke of fate
  • becoming an adult
  • parent child relationship
  • faith
  • widow
  • theater play
  • theatre group
  • author
  • illness
  • children's author

Awards & recognition

  • Academy AwardBest Original Score · 2005
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association AwardBest Family Film · 2004
  • National Board of Review AwardBest Film
  • National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
  • Academy AwardBest Production Design · 2005 · nominated
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  • Academy AwardBest Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2005 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Film Editing · 2005 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Original Score · 2005 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Costume Design · 2005 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Picture · 2005 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Actor · 2005 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Marc Forster