

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
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.