Tale of Despereaux, The

Tale of Despereaux, The

2008

This star-studded adaptation of Kate DiCamillo's Newberry Medal-winning book tells the tale of an unusually gifted mouse named Despereaux (voiced by Matthew Broderick) who falls in love with a human princess (Emma Watson). Despereaux's different from other mice in that he reads books and has disproportionally large ears for his body. But with help from a rat named Roscuro (Dustin Hoffman), he sets out to win the girl of his dreams.

Small Hero. Big Heart.

JBscale
54
Average

Film Detail

Genre
Animation - Adventure
Length
1 hr. 34 mins.
US Theatrical Release
December 19, 2008
US Box Office
$50,818,750 (#1816 of 7074)
Global Office
$90,482,317 (#1768 of 3929)
Rating
G
General Audiences
All Ages Admitted

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.35:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Universal Studios
Released
April 7, 2009
Acquired Date
August 23, 2009
Times Seen
2 Times
Last Watched
July 9, 2011

Actors

Matthew Broderick
Matthew Broderick
Dustin Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman
Emma Watson
Emma Watson
Tracey Ullman
Tracey Ullman
Kevin Kline
Kevin Kline
William H. Macy
William H. Macy
Stanley Tucci
Stanley Tucci
Ciaràn Hinds
Ciaràn Hinds
Robbie Coltrane
Robbie Coltrane
Tony Hale
Tony Hale
Frances Conroy
Frances Conroy
Frank Langella
Frank Langella
Richard Jenkins
Richard Jenkins
Christopher Lloyd
Christopher Lloyd
Charles Shaughnessy
Charles Shaughnessy
Sigourney Weaver
Sigourney Weaver
Patricia Cullen
Patricia Cullen
Sam Fell
Sam Fell
Jane Karen
Jane Karen
Bronson Pinchot
Bronson Pinchot
McNally Sagal
McNally Sagal

Directors

Sam Fell
Sam Fell
Robert Stevenhagen
Robert Stevenhagen

Producers

Gary Ross
Gary Ross
Allison Thomas
Allison Thomas

Writers

Gary Ross
Gary Ross

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User Reviews

  • 8.25.2009 by biglummox (8/10)

Ratings

JB Users
80
Excellent
RT Rotten
57%
Tomatometer
111 votes
RT Stale
44%
Popcornmeter
3,762 votes
METASCORE
53
25 votes
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
40,518 votes

Tags

  1. Family

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Official Website
  3. Kids-in-Mind
  4. Common Sense Media