Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
2016 · Movie · PG-13 · 127 min · ★ 6.8 · 61% critics
A teenager is swept to an island home for orphans who have special powers. He must help protect them from dangerous creatures and a determined threat that wants to destroy them.
Based on Miss Peregrine's Home of Peculiar Children
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-09-28
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 61/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (10,484 votes)
- Box office
- $296,485,719
- Budget
- $110,000,000
About
If you like spooky, imaginative YA fantasy with special powers and a time-loop vibe, you may enjoy this; Not for you if you want fast pacing or highly believable plot logic, or if you prefer lighter fare like Wednesday or The Golden Compass.
Pros: imaginative time-travel fantasy; strong visuals; mostly enjoyable performances | Cons: slow pacing; underwhelming conflict; story inconsistencies
Themes
- wales
- children's home
- shapeshifting
- falcon
- time travel
- orphan
- super power
- nostalgic
- 1940s
- based on young adult novel
- peregrine
Cast & crew
Eva Green
as Miss Peregrine
Asa Butterfield
as Jacob Portman
Samuel L. Jackson
as Barron
Judi Dench
as Miss Avocet
Rupert Everett
as Ornithologist
Chris O'Dowd
as Franklin Portman
Allison Janney
as Dr. Golan
Ella Purnell
as Emma Bloom
Terence Stamp
as Abraham Portman
Milo Parker
as Hugh
Directed by Tim Burton