

Finding Neverland
Where will your imagination take you?
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $25M
- Box office
- $116.8M
- Language
- English
- london, england
- stroke of fate
- becoming an adult
- parent child relationship
- faith
- widow
- theater play
- theatre group
- author
- illness
- children's author
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Release dates
IndiaIN
- Theatrical28 Jan 2005
United StatesUS
- PremiereTelluride Film Festival4 Sept 2004
- PremiereMill Valley Film Festival7 Oct 2004
- PremiereChicago International Film Festival14 Oct 2004
- PremiereNew York City, New York25 Oct 2004
- PremierePGLos Angeles, California11 Nov 2004
- Theatrical (limited)12 Nov 2004
- Theatrical17 Dec 2004
- Digital / OTT1 Oct 2025
United KingdomGB
- PremiereLondon17 Oct 2004
- PremiereLeeds International Film Festival28 Oct 2004
- TheatricalPG29 Oct 2004
United Arab EmiratesAE
- Theatrical2 Mar 2005
AustraliaAU
- Theatrical1 Jan 2005
CanadaCA
- Theatrical19 Nov 2004
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical3 Feb 2005
AustriaAT
- Theatrical1210 Feb 2005
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical29 Dec 2004
BrazilBR
- Theatrical124 Feb 2005
CameroonCM
- Theatrical12 Nov 2004
ChileCL
- Theatrical3 Feb 2005
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Finding Neverland was released on 29 October 2004.
Audience reviews
2- J10/10
John Chard
4/23/2020
He is the irrepressible spirit of youth. Under pressure due to his success, in a token socialite marriage, playwright J.M. Barrie is less than enamoured with his lot. Then whilst out walking his dog in Kensington Gardens, he meets widowed Sylvia Llewelyn Davies and her four young sons, George, Jack, Peter and Michael. It is the start of a long lasting friendship that revitalises Barrie and brings about his masterp…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
6/3/2024
It can be just a little bit twee at times, this, but it's still quite an enjoyable look at the inspiration behind J.M. Barrie's timeless "Peter Pan". We start inauspiciously, though, as his latest play garners mediocre reviews. The pressure is on - he (Johnny Depp) must write something successful else risk his relationship with impresario Frohman (the very sparingly used Dustin Hoffman). Luckily, he encounters some c…
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