• Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)

    When his beloved grandfather leaves Jake clues to a mystery that spans different worlds and times, he finds a magical place known as Miss Peregrine's School for Peculiar Children. But the mystery and danger deepen as he gets to know the residents and learns about their special powers - and their terrifying enemies. Ultimately, Jake discovers that only his own special peculiarity can save his new friends. Based on the novel "Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children," written by Ransom Riggs.

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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
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Release Date: September 30th, 2016

DVD Release Date: December 13th, 2016

PG-13 |2 hr 1 min

Plot Summary

When his beloved grandfather leaves Jake clues to a mystery that spans different worlds and times, he finds a magical place known as Miss Peregrine's School for Peculiar Children. But the mystery and danger deepen as he gets to know the residents and learns about their special powers - and their terrifying enemies. Ultimately, Jake discovers that only his own special peculiarity can save his new friends. Based on the novel "Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children," written by Ransom Riggs.

Cast: Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Samuel L. Jackson, Judi Dench, Rupert Everett, Allison Janney, Chris O'Dowd, Terence Stamp

Director: Tim Burton

Genres: Adventure , Drama , Action , Mystery , Fantasy

Production Co: 20th Century Fox, Chernin Entertainment

Distributors: 20th Century Fox

Keywords: School , Office , Quest , Creative , Cool , House , Fascinating ,

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  • 50
    Britt HayesScreenCrush

    If this were a better, more entertaining film, Miss Peregrine’s could have been a thoughtful and bold metatextual thesis on Burton’s entire career. Instead, like its partially-formed villainous apparitions, it comes frustratingly close to achieving substance. show more

  • 60
    Todd McCarthyThe Hollywood Reporter

    For a time, an appealing gentleness prevails that's rooted in this unique inter-generational romance, a feeling augmented in particular by Purnell's slow-blooming flower of a performance, and if the film had remained focused more on the improbabilities of this love story, it might have emerged as something rather special. show more

  • 63
    Tirdad DerakhshaniPhiladelphia Inquirer

    Tries - far too hard - to replicate the Alice effect and falls short. show more

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