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Avg. Critic Score: 67 out of 100 Generally favorable reviews Metascore® based on all critic reviews
Information for Parents:
11 Iffy for 11+
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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 88
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    Glorious entertainment. Read full review

  • 88
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    Surprisingly moving. Read full review

  • 80
    Variety | Todd McCarthy

    An impeccably made and genuinely moving account of how Scottish author J.M. Barrie came to write "Peter Pan." Read full review

  • 80
    The Hollywood Reporter |

    A rewarding piece of filmmaking that has all the makings of a classic weepie. Read full review

  • 80
    Los Angeles Times | Carina Chocano

    Gently seductive, genuinely tender and often moving without being maudlin. Read full review

  • 75
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    The story is told gently and simply without excess sentimentality. It is a welcome departure from more contrived holiday fare. Read full review

  • 75
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    Depp portrays a fellow who is openly gentle to the core, and the actor just about wraps the movie around his lilting delivery and quiescent gaze. Read full review

  • 60
    Washington Post |

    You're expected to weep, and perhaps you will weep. But if you do, it's not likely that you'll respect yourself in the morning. Read full review

  • 50
    San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle

    Precious and uninsightful but ends beautifully. Read full review

  • 50
    The New York Times | Manohla Dargis

    A handsome-looking film about the writer and his unripe inspirations, the actor Johnny Depp neither soars nor crashes, but moseys forward with vague purpose and actorly restraint. Read full review

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Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says Iffy for 11+ Not about Peter Pan, and not a kids' movie.
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that this really isn't a kids' movie. It's about J.M. Barrie and his relationship with four boys who have lost their father before the movie begins and who lose their mother before it ends. Barrie's marriage breaks up because (among other things) his wife has a new boyfriend. It will probably disappoint younger kids who come expecting something Peter Pan-like. If you do go with your kids, you might talk about sources of imagination and creativity.
  • Families can talk about why Barrie wanted to play with the boys and why he was sorry to see them grow up. What is the best part of being a child? What is the best part of being a grown-up? Also, for aspiring young writers, what adventures in your own life can lead to your next great story?
The good stuff
  • message true0 Positive messages: Not an issue
What to watch for
  • violence false3 Violence: Pirate play, and a kid gets dropped from a harness. A sad death.
  • sex false0 Sex: Mild references to adultery and possible improper interest in young boys.
  • language false0 Language: Not an issue
  • consumerism false0 Consumerism: Not an issue
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false3 Drinking, drugs and smoking: Drinking.
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