Alec Baldwin, Didi Conn, Mara Wilson

The movie chronicles the adventures of a young girl called Lily, who sets off to visit her lonely Grandpa, but finds herself on a great adventure that leads to a meeting with the world's favorite stea...( read more  read more... )m engine, Thomas the Tank Engine, and the magical Mr. Conductor. The trio become involved in a classic good versus evil story that takes place in Mr. Conductor's special universe. At one end is the Island of Sodor, and at the other Shining Time, nestled deep in the Indian Valley. Linking these two worlds is The Magic Railroad. This harmonious world of magic and innocence is put in danger by greed and cynicism. However, Lily and Thomas, with the help of a special dog called Mutt, a young boy named Patch, Mr. Conductor Junior and a host of other colorful characters triumph, bringing the story to its happy end.

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G, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: Britt Allcroft

Release Date: July 26, 2000

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DVD Release Date: October 31, 2000

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  • October 4, 2008
    Good for a kids film.
  • October 13, 2009
    (2000 Director: Britt Allcroft) i will just have to see this movie! wondering how the amazing little Matilda (Mara Wilson) herself is developing as an actress!??! Also I always have loved Thomas the Crankel Engine....
  • September 27, 2009
    that was my favourite movie when i was little
  • September 5, 2009
    one childrens favorite charicter is know starring in his own movie thomas and the magic railroad is a flim all kids should see
  • August 23, 2009
    lol thomas is cute =3 but naah 4 a movie
  • June 15, 2009
    i like this movie, exceptions on alot of things, including thwe villain, the plot just the chase scene is good!
  • March 7, 2009
    I also agree that this is a wonderful film for very young children. I was a Thomas fan when I was a youngling and I saw this film when I was 9. From the moment I saw Stuart Little, this film appeared in the trailors, and I just had to go see it. There is a nice balance of live ac...( read more)tion with the trains, and the music is wonderful. This film is an 8 in my books.
  • January 20, 2009
    My kid loves it. I've watched it a half dozen times and still don't quite understand the plot.
  • November 1, 2008
    Mr. Conductor (Alec Baldwin) allows to use gold dust magically transport from place to place is running out without it there will be no way for anyone to travel to Sodor. The lost engine named Lady (Britt Allcroft) is able to travel between Sodor & Muffle Mountain via the Magic R...( read more)ailroad is kept hidden in Burnett Stone's (Peter Fonda) workshop used to travel to Island of Sondar.

    Thomas (Edward Glen) takes Lily back to discover the long-abandoned Magic Railroad by an old grotto to find Sodor coal truck of special Island to take it with him to arrive on the side of Muffle Mountain to leave to another part of the island hasn't seen before it disappeared in the ditch of Magic Rail Road Portal.

    Burnett shows Lily the lost engine named Lady to explain his problem to get it to steam used to visit the Island of Sodor a long ago so, Lily suggests to use Island of Sodor coal from the truck allow Lady to make steam to return to the Island of Sodor from Thomas brought when the engine comes to life take them along the Magic Railroad regenerates beneath her wheels. Thomas, Lady, Burnett, Lily, & Mutt meet Mr. Conductor & Junior to use the water from a wishing well to shavings from the rails of the Magic Railroad from Lady was the source of Mr. Conductor's gold dust to make more gold dust when the island is saved.
  • October 24, 2008
    this was much better than i thought it would be if you got kids that are in to thomas this is a must wish a new one would come my son loves thomas

Critic Reviews


April 5, 2002
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

A really unnecessary movie, whose purpose is primarily to promote the inevitable home video. full review

January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

An inept assembly of ill-matched plot points. full review

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  • michaelboyd85
    November 28, 2009
    I love this film, i like Lily Burnett, she's adorable and cute. This is great for a kids movie.

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