The Polar Express

2004
PG
1h 40m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

256K

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Computer Animation Holiday Animation Holiday Comedy Holiday Family Adventure Animation Comedy Family Fantasy Holiday

On Christmas Eve, a young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express, while learning about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas.On Christmas Eve, a young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express, while learning about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas.On Christmas Eve, a young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express, while learning about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

256K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,552

125

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Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 5 wins & 26 nominations total

Smokey
(voice)
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Leslie Zemeckis

Sister Sarah
(voice)
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Eddie Deezen

Know-It-All
(voice)

Nona Gaye

Hero Girl
(voice)

Peter Scolari

Billy - Lonely Boy

Brendan King

Pastry Chef
(voice)

Andy Pellick

Pastry Chef
(voice)

Josh Eli

Waiter
(voice)

Mark Mendonca

Waiter
(voice)

Rolondas Hendricks

Waiter
(voice)
(as Rolandas Hendricks)

Mark Goodman

Waiter
(voice)

Jon Scott

Waiter
(voice)

Gregory Gast

Waiter
(voice)

Sean Scott

Waiter
(voice)

Gordon Hart

Waiter
(voice)

Julene Renee

Red Head Girl
(voice)
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Director
- Robert Zemeckis
Writers
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Trivia
The film is listed in the 2006 Guinness Book of World Records as the "first all-digital capture" film, where all acted parts were done in digital capture.

Goofs
Early in the film when Hero Boy is in his room, his robe is seen on the bedpost closest to the bedroom door - when his parents visit the room, that bedpost is bare, then when he goes to see the train, the robe is there again (and he rips the pocket).

Quotes
The Conductor: Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can't see.

Crazy credits
The production company credits are covered with snow and ice.

Alternate versions
The film's IMAX release presented the film cropped to the Univisium 2.00:1 aspect ratio.

Connections
Featured in HBO First Look: The Polar Express (2004)

Soundtracks
The Polar Express
Written and Produced by Glen Ballard & Alan Silvestri

User reviews693

Featured review

8/10

What's with all the hate for this movie?

This is one of the better Christmas movies I've ever watched. It's fantastic. I watched this again after ages and right after 'A boy called Christmas' which I didn't like at all. You could say that I watched this to cleanse my eyes because that movie is quite bad.

It's an amazing fantasy Christmas movie with spectacular animation. Tom Hanks' animated character looks just like him. I didn't find the other characters as jarring as people claim them to be. The film's animation is so good that it's easy to overlook the "creepy" looking characters.

The film has extremely breathtaking visuals, gripping scenes, a jolly atmosphere. It also has songs which is really fantastic and something that happens to be missing from Christmas films including'A boy called Christmas'. The moral that this movie has is also quite beautiful. So overall a really great movie to watch during Christmas. All this hate is just not justified.