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mild thematic elements and brief language
Plot: What's the story about?
It all begins as successful Scottish playwright J.M. Barrie watches his latest play open to a ho-hum reaction among the polite society of Edwardian England. A literary genius of his times but bored by the same old themes, Barrie is clearly in need of some serious inspiration. Unexpectedly, he finds it one day during his daily walk with his St. Bernard Porthos in London's Kensington Gardens. There, Barrie encounters the Llewelyn Davies family: four fatherless boys and their beautiful, recently widowed mother. Despite the disapproval of the boys' steely grandmother Emma du Maurier and the resentment of his own wife, Barrie befriends the family, engaging the boys in tricks, disguises, games and sheer mischief, creating play-worlds of castles and kings, cowboys and Indians, pirates and castaways. He transforms hillsides into galleon ships, sticks into mighty swords, kites into enchanted fairies and the Llewelyn Davies boys into "The Lost Boys of Neverland." From the sheer thrills and adventurousness of childhood will come Barrie's most daring and renowned masterwork, "Peter Pan." At first, his theatrical company is skeptical. While his loyal producer Charles Frohman worries he'll lose his shirt on this children's fantasy, Barrie begins rehearsals only to shock his actors with such unprecedented requests as asking them to fly across the stage, talk to fairies made out of light and don dog and crocodile costumes. Then, just as Barrie is ready to introduce the world to "Peter Pan," a tragic twist of fate will make the writer and those he loves most understand just what it means to really believe.
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Who stars in Finding Neverland: Cast List
Jeanne du Barry, Lone Ranger
Kung Fu Panda 4, Kung Fu Panda 2
Lee, Avatar 3
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Away From Her
The Crazies, Olympus Has Fallen
Finding You, Robin Hood
Rites of Passage, Boogeyman 3
Ralph Breaks the Internet, Brave
Who's making Finding Neverland: Crew List
A look at the Finding Neverland behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Marc Forster last directed White Bird and A Man Called Otto. The film's writer David Magee last wrote The Tiger's Apprentice and The Little Mermaid.
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Production: What we know about Finding Neverland?
Key Facts
- Based upon the play "The Man Who Was Peter Pan," by Alan Knee.
Filming Timeline
- 2004 - December: The film was set to Completed status.
Finding Neverland Release Date: When was the film released?
Finding Neverland was a release in 2004 on Friday, October 22, 2004. There were 5 other movies released on the same date, including The Machinist, Sideways and Surviving Christmas.
Finding Neverland DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
Finding Neverland was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, March 22, 2005 .