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Inkheart

PG Released Jan 23, 2009 1h 45m Kids & Family Adventure Fantasy List
38% Tomatometer 146 Reviews 45% Audience Score 100,000+ Ratings
Mo (Brendan Fraser) and his daughter, Meggie, have the ability to bring storybook characters to life just by reading aloud. That gift backfires when he accidentally summons Capricorn, the evil villain of the novel "Inkheart." Mo and Meggie must find a way to send him back to his literary realm, but the task will not be easy, for the malefactor likes his new world and will not leave it voluntarily. Read More Read Less
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Heavy on cliches and light on charm, this kid-lit fantasy-adventure doesn't quite get off the ground.

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Anna King Time Out Rated: 3/5 Nov 16, 2011 Full Review Christine Champ Film.com Rated: C+ May 6, 2011 Full Review Evan Williams The Australian Readers who want to exercise their imaginations may prefer to stick to the written word. If a story gets boring, you can always skip a few pages and move on. In the cinema there isn't much choice. Rated: 3/5 Apr 10, 2009 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review A good fantasy book, or one of the movies this one steals from, would keep the family much more entertained. Rated: 1/4 Dec 15, 2023 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins The basic plot is as convoluted and faulty as time travel, and without very finite ground rules, the details and conclusion feel contrived. Rated: 5/10 Nov 28, 2020 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Brendan Fraser does his usual fine job here, though it's hard not to feel like perhaps he's done one too many family films in such a short span. Rated: 2.5/4.0 Sep 12, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Adriana M Lovely movie, great cast and locations, old school fantasy style, but very good entertainment! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/04/24 Full Review Charles C quite a boring film to be honest, with bland characters, base level writing, and a forgettable plot Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 05/30/24 Full Review Ashley C I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, I have no idea why it didn't do well 😞 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/06/24 Full Review Mark B It went on a bit much too much out of the fire and into the frying pan over and over again. Had some charm but in the end it was just ok as kids movies go. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/14/24 Full Review Audience Member 15 years later yet I find this to be very average It's got a great cast with some nice fantasy elements Brendan Fraser, Hellen Mirren, Paul Bettany, Sienna Guillory, James Broadbent, and Andy Serkis Based on the book by Cornelia Funke it focuses on a family that unknowingly has the power to bring characters to life by reading books Mortimer had a wife with his daughter but she disappeared Several years later his daughter Meggie grows up traveling with him endlessly His past catches up when one of the book characters from one story called Inkheart named Dustfinger finds him Mortimer Meggie and their aunt get caught up by the villainous Capricorn who's come into the real world wanting to rule It's funny cause this has one of the quickest exposition dumps They jump right into the mix of things It's a good viewing for families yet I think adults will be wanting more Some of the ideas feel very restricted and Sienna Guillory kinda disappears into the background The stuff with the shadow monster is really cool if not the best part This isn't awful but it just comes off as serviceable overall Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/24/24 Full Review KB B It's not the best movie of this genre I've seen but it's fairly entertaining. Give it a try if there's nothing else on. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Mo (Brendan Fraser) and his daughter, Meggie, have the ability to bring storybook characters to life just by reading aloud. That gift backfires when he accidentally summons Capricorn, the evil villain of the novel "Inkheart." Mo and Meggie must find a way to send him back to his literary realm, but the task will not be easy, for the malefactor likes his new world and will not leave it voluntarily.
Director
Iain Softley
Producer
Iain Softley, Diana Pokorny, Cornelia Funke
Screenwriter
David Lindsay-Abaire
Distributor
Warner Bros.
Production Co
New Line Cinema
Rating
PG (Fantasy Adventure Action|Brief Language|Some Scary Moments)
Genre
Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 23, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA)
$17.3M
Runtime
1h 45m
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