During a writing slump, playwright J.M. Barrie meets a widow and her four children, all young boys—who soon become an important part of Barrie’s life and the inspiration that lead him to create his masterpiece. Peter Pan.
Acting
Freddie Highmore's debut—steals every scene from Depp.
Score
Jan A.P. Kaczmarek's Oscar-winning score weeps beautifully.
Production
The imaginary dinner party sequence is pure visual storytelling.
Director
Marc Forster
Johnny Depp
Sir James Matthew Barrie
Kate Winslet
Sylvia Llewelyn Davies
Julie Christie
Mrs. Emma du Maurier
Dustin Hoffman
Charles Frohman
Freddie Highmore
Peter Llewelyn Davies
Radha Mitchell
Mary Ansell Barrie
Kate Maberly
Wendy
Joe Prospero
Jack Llewelyn Davies
Nick Roud
George Llewelyn Davies
Luke Spill
Michael Llewelyn Davies
Eileen Essell
Mrs. Snow
Ian Hart
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Kelly Macdonald
Peter Pan
Tim Potter
'Hook' / Lord Carlton
Toby Jones
Smee
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dustin Hoffman's producer character Charles Frohman died on the Lusitania in 1915; the film omits this but his real-life nephew was Daphne du Maurier, author of Rebecca.
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