It''s a simple lyrical film that celebrates the value of innocence in a world that seems to be fast losing out to cynicism and despair.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Feb 28, 2020

Directed by Marc Forster, Finding Neverland is a pretty straightforward film that effectively balances its whimsical child-like moments with its heartfelt emotional conclusion.

| Original Score: B | Nov 18, 2019

Think happy, happy thoughts and take the first star to the right, straight on til morning.

| Nov 8, 2019

This is a pleasing, old-fashioned tearjerker and a half. Pack a couple of hankies.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 22, 2019

Mingling reality and fantasy, Forster has given us a luminous, touching meditation on life and art.

| Mar 13, 2018

Wooden, yes, and saccharine, too. Oh, and did I mention the neutered whimsy?

| Dec 26, 2017

Not about Peter Pan, and not a kids' movie.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 24, 2010

A heartfelt, beautiful film, and one of the best dramas I've seen in years.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Apr 29, 2009

Like Big Fish and The Neverending Story, this is a film that reminds us that life, coloured by our perceptions, is what we make it; all we have to do is believe.

| Oct 18, 2008

Johnny Depp makes another run at the Oscar in the shoes of author-playwright J.M. Barrie.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 7, 2008

Finding Neverland is about the importance of hanging on to belief in something that transcends the empirical world. It's a gentle, graceful, and unsentimental film.

| Original Score: A- | Sep 19, 2007

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| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Oct 3, 2006

A charming and dramatic tearjerker that's sweet without resorting to syrup.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Sep 28, 2006

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Apr 1, 2006

Infused by an awkward decorum; the kind that descends on a gathering dominated by an unmentioned death or transgression.

| Feb 9, 2006

Plenty of narrative liberties have been taken. It doesn't matter a jot. At heart, this isn't a biography anyway, it's an ode to the power of the imagination.

| Jan 17, 2006

A nicely played family entertainment with perhaps more mystery than it knows what to do with.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 6, 2005

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Dec 6, 2005

Clap your hands for a better script.

| Original Score: C | Nov 18, 2005

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 5, 2005