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A Balasaur Score of 58 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 56%, Metacritic 53/100. Every source lands within 8 points of the others, across 1,000 audience votes.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes56%
Metacritic53/100
1,043 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert StevenhagenDirector
- Sam FellDirector
- Gary RossScreenplay
- William RossOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Matthew BroderickDespereaux (voice)
- Dustin HoffmanRoscuro (voice)
- Emma WatsonPrincess Pea (voice)
- Tracey UllmanMiggery Sow (voice)
- Kevin KlineChef Andre (voice)
- Sigourney WeaverThe Narrator (voice)
- William H. MacyLester (voice)
- Stanley TucciBoldo (voice)
- Ciarán HindsBotticelli (voice)
- Robbie ColtraneGregory (voice)
- Tony HaleFurlough (voice)
- Frances ConroyAntoinette (voice)
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Themes
based on novel or bookforgivenessloyaltytotalitarian regimemousevillainhonorunlikely friendshipchivalryanimal lead3d animationfantasy