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The City of Lost Children

Where happily ever after is just a dream.

7.2(1,274)19951h 52m6

A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.

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Status
Released
Budget
$18M
Box office
$1.7M
Language
French
  • rescue
  • friendship
  • island
  • dreams
  • clone
  • dystopia
  • eye
  • aging
  • steampunk
  • childhood
  • child kidnapping
  • flea

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Produced in

France, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalR15 Dec 1995
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical151 Sept 1995
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM21 Dec 1995
  • CzechiaCZ

    • PhysicalDVD, FilmX26 Jun 2008
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical114 Oct 1996
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereCannes Film Festival17 May 1995
    • Theatrical17 May 1995
    • PhysicalDVD24 Oct 2001
    • PhysicalBlu-Ray3 May 2016
    • Physical4K UHD29 Mar 2023
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1217 Aug 1995
  • HungaryHU

    • Theatrical1624 Aug 1995
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical12 Oct 1995
  • PortugalPT

    • TheatricalM/1212 Jul 1996
  • South KoreaKR

    • Theatrical1515 Jun 1996
  • UkraineUA

    • Theatrical (limited)5 Oct 2024

Frequently asked questions

The City of Lost Children was released on 17 May 1995.

Audience reviews

2
  • F

    Filipe Manuel Neto

    6/1/2023

    3/10

    **A visual spectacle with an irritating story that doesn't justify the time spent watching the film.** I loved – like almost everyone else – “Amelie” and I didn't particularly like “Delicatessen”. However, I didn't give up on Jean Pierre Jeunet and decided to see this film. I confess that I was impressed by the visual quality, but this is practically a trademark of the director, who seems to have a particular pred…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    4/7/2024

    7/10

    The basic premiss of this film is really quite simple. "Krank" (Daniel Emilfork) is super-bright, slightly deranged and lonely. He lives on a remote oil rig with only whom he can manufacture for companionship. His biggest problem is that he cannot dream. Without them he will die. He must, therefore, obtain as many other people's dreams as he can. To that end he constructs an entire community of one-eyed servants, a b…

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