

The City of Lost Children
Where happily ever after is just a dream.
A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.
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7.2/10
1,274 votes
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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
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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- F3/10
Filipe Manuel Neto
6/1/2023
**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…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
4/7/2024
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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