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The Polar Express
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G,1hr 40min
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Released:
November 10, 2004
Distributor:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Synopsis: Directed by Robert Zemeckis and based on children's author Chris Van Allsburg's modern holiday classic of the same name, The Polar Express revolves around Billy (Hayden McFarland), who longs to believe in Santa Claus but finds it quite difficult to do so, what with his family's dogged insistence that all of it, from the North Pole, to the elves, to the man himself, is all just a myth. This all changes, however, on Christmas Eve, when a mysterious train visits Billy in the middle of the night, promising ... Full Synopsis
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A movie for more than one season; it will become a perennial, shared by the generations. It has a haunting, magical quality because it has imagined its world freshly and played true to it, Full Review
Metascore
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61
Generally favorable reviews
out of 100
Featured Cast
Conductor, Father, Hero Boy, Scrooge, The Conductor, Santa Claus
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"The Polar Express"
"The Polar Express"
Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard, nominees Best Song for “Believe” from “The Polar Express”
Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard, nominees Best Song for “Believe” from “The Polar Express”
Tom Hanks at the The Polar Express premiere in Hollywood on November 07, 2004
Daryl Sabara at the The Polar Express premiere in Hollywood on November 07, 2004
Eddie Deezen at the The Polar Express premiere in Hollywood on November 07, 2004
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