The Tale of Despereaux

Name: The Tale of Despereaux
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Released: 2008-12-19
Duration: 1 h 33 min
Rating: 6.10
Cast: Emma Watson, Dustin Hoffman, Tracey Ullman, Matthew Broderick

– Once upon a time... in the far away kingdom of Dor... lived a brave and virtuous mouse with comicall..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.10 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 33 Minutes

Release Year:

2008

Once upon a time... in the far away kingdom of Dor... lived a brave and virtuous mouse with comically oversized ears who dreamt of becoming a knight. Banished from his home for having such lofty ambitions, Despereaux sets off on an amazing adventure with his good-hearted rat friend Roscuro, who leads him, at long last, on a very noble quest to rescue an endangered princess and save an entire kingdom from darkness.

Styles:

Surprise Ending, Fairy Tale, Semi Serious, Light, Feel Good, Clever, Humorous, Touching, Stylized, Exciting

Producing Country:

USA, UK

Filming Locations:

Dungeon

Genre:

Fantasy, Animation, Family, Adventure, Comedy

Editor's Pick for:

Preschoolers, Pre-teens, Kids, Family Outing

The Tale of Despereaux (2008) - Trailer

Release Date:

19 Dec 2008

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

G – General Audiences

All ages admitted. Nothing that would offend parents for viewing by children.

The Tale of Despereaux

Directed by:

Robert Stevenhagen, Sam Fell

Story Written By:

Gary Ross, Kate DiCamillo, Chris Viscardi, Will McRobb

Main Actors:

Emma Watson, Dustin Hoffman, Tracey Ullman, Matthew Broderick

Plot:

The tale of three unlikely heroes - a misfit mouse who prefers reading books to eating them, an unhappy rat who schemes to leave the darkness of the dungeon, and a bumbling servant girl with cauliflower ears - whose fates are intertwined with that of the castle's princess.

Awards:

1 win & 8 nominations.

Gross profit:

$50,818,750

Production Company:

Universal Pictures

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.1/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

57%

Metacritic: