The Polar Express
"A journey like you’ve never imagined."
AdventureAnimationFamilyFantasy
When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.
🎬 DirectorRobert Zemeckis
📅 Release2004-11-10
🌍 CountryUnited States of America
🗣 LanguageEnglish
🏢 StudioGolden Mean, Playtone, ImageMovers
🗳 Votes7,021
🔥 Popularity11
💰 Budget$165,000,000
💵 Revenue$318,432,432
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🎭 Cast
Tom Hanks
Hero Boy (Adult)/ Father / Conductor / Hobo / Scrooge / Santa Claus
Leslie Zemeckis
Sister Sarah / Mother
Eddie Deezen
Know-It-All
Nona Gaye
Hero Girl (voice)
Peter Scolari
Billy / Lonely Boy
Michael Jeter
Smokey / Steamer
Josh Hutcherson
Hero Boy (motion capture)
Daryl Sabara
Hero Boy (voice)
Jimmy Bennett
Lonely Boy (voice)
Tinashe
Hero Girl (motion capture)
Brendan King
Pastry Chef
Andy Pellick
Pastry Chef
Josh Eli
Waiter
Mark Mendonca
Waiter
Rolondas Hendricks
Waiter
🎥 Crew
Screenplay
William Broyles Jr.
Director of Photography
Robert Presley
Casting
Scot Boland
Costume Design
Joanna Johnston
Executive Producer
Chris Van Allsburg
Set Decoration
Karen O'Hara
Producer
William Teitler
Executive Producer
Jack Rapke
Screenplay
Robert Zemeckis
Casting
Victoria Burrows
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🏷 Keywords
faithholidaysanta clausnerdbelltrainbeardnorth poletrestletickettrain travelmotion capture
💬 Reviews
***Some kids with creepy dead eyes take a dreamlike trip to the North Pole on The Polar Express*** A boy from Grand Rapids, Michigan, is at the age where he no longer believes in Christmas, as far as Santa, his elves and flying reindeer go, but a magical train appears in front of his home on Christmas Eve and whisks him away on an adventurous trip to the North Pole with several other kids. …
No matter how many times I watch this, it always brought me to tears! I only wish that I got to see it in 3D at the cinema.…
Watching The Polar Express is not an annual event for me, but I believe I have seen it three times and would not nix the idea if someone were to suggest watching it again. I feel a connection to it for an odd reason: my wife and I volunteered one Christmas season to be elves serving cocoa and dancing for an actual Polar Express narrow gauge train ride when we lived in Maine. (Though I can assure …
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