Andrew Ableson, Chantel Valdivieso, Chris Coppola
A young boy lies awake in his room one snowy Christmas Eve, excited and alert. Breathing silently. Hardly moving. Waiting. He's listening for a sound he's afraid that he might never hear--the ringing ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: November 22, 2005
Stats: 8,631 reviews
Flixster Reviews (8,631)
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December 27, 2008
If Christmas was a company this movie would be the most blunt and straight-out commercial for it that ever existed. While the kids not believing in Santa are not forced to change their mind as they step on the polar express to the north, it feels a bit like the movie is pushing t...( read more)
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December 24, 2008
Christmas animation about an adventure to the North pole. The train conductor is voiced by Tom Hanks.
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December 19, 2008
It's hard to explain in words exactly how, and why, I love Polar Express so much. It's not the kind of movie you'll find on many aspiring 20 year old male filmmakers top 20 of all time list. It's my favourite hardcore Christmas movie (because while technically It's a Wonderful ...( read more)
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December 12, 2008
A really impressive film, wonderful graphics and animation, so much so every little movement is emphasised creatively, there are some really great characters here.
The Polar Express is a truly magical Christmas film, that kids (and adults) will really love. -
November 14, 2009
It has three amazing components. Hanks, creative animation, and the Christmas atmosphere. great movie and would love to keep it in the ole' movie collection.
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November 12, 2009
Just watching this overly-sweet movie could send you into a diabetic coma.
It is very Christmassy and there are moments of the utterly inspired, but the animation is only ok, resulting in an inability, somehow, to relate to the characters. I know it sounds silly, but there it is...( read more)
Critic Reviews
Simple and evocative, yet teeming with intriguing visual effects. full review
Its heart is in the right place, and its bell should ring for many enchanted children in its audience. full review
An enchanting, beautiful and brilliantly imagined film that constitutes a technological breakthrough. full review
Visually, taking its cues (mostly) from Van Allsburg's Hopperesque art, The Polar Express is eye-popping. Storywise, however, it can be eyelid-drooping. full review
I could probably have tolerated the incessant jitteriness of The Polar Express if the look of it didn't give me the creeps. full review
There's a deeper, shivery tone, instead of the mindless jolliness of the usual Christmas movie. full review
Destined to become a perennial holiday favorite with the young and young at heart. full review
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December 10, 2007hey I love this movie I even read the book I want to know who sings that song that they give when the movie is over?please answer I have been dying to know I ALWAYS MISS IT AT THE ENDING it was my graguation song and I forgot and really want to know please answer me!!!!thank you
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January 24, 2007haha! i watched this with my friend and... yea.. its hiralious. the ticket flies out the window, rolls down a hill in a snow ball, get eaten by a bird who spits it back out(i dont member exactly how it happened) but hen magically ends up back into the train. and we found out that the one kind was jelous when the other kid was by the girl, adn the other was jelous when the other one was by the girl.. it was pretty fun. we just watched carefully and made fun of stuff... yea...
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