Directed by:
Iain SoftleyScreenplay:
David Lindsay-AbaireCinematography:
Roger PrattComposer:
Javier NavarreteCast:
Brendan Fraser, Sienna Guillory, Eliza Bennett, Paul Bettany, Helen Mirren, Matt King, Jamie Foreman, Stephen Graham, Andy Serkis, Lesley Sharp, Tereza Srbová (more)VOD (4)
Plots(1)
Mo Folchart possesses a secret ability to bring characters from books to life when he reads them aloud. But when Mo accidentally brings a power-hungry villain from a rare children's fable to life, the villain kidnaps Mo's daughter and demands Mo bring other evil fictional characters to life. In an attempt to rescue his daughter, Mo assembles a disparate group of friends --both real and magic--and embarks on a journey to save her and set things right. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Brendan Fraser](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/152/166152810_518410.jpg)
Brendan Fraser
USA
Best movies:
Crash (2004)
Gods and Monsters (1998)
The Mummy (1999)
![Sienna Guillory](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274214_bb6bd4.jpg)
Sienna Guillory
UK
Best movies:
Love Actually (2003)
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) (series)
Late Night Shopping (2001)
![Eliza Bennett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/687/166687985_d08b8a.jpg)
Eliza Bennett
UK
Best movies:
Nanny McPhee (2005)
From Time to Time (2009)
Inkheart (2008)
![Paul Bettany](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/126/165126014_d1fbd4.jpg)
Paul Bettany
UK
Best movies:
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Dogville (2003)
![Helen Mirren](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/328/162328448_604ac0.png)
Helen Mirren
UK
Best movies:
The Audience (2013) (theatrical recording)
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016) (theatrical recording)
Prime Suspect (1991) (TV movie)
![Matt King](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/473/473485_cf81f8.jpg)
Matt King
UK
Best movies:
RocknRolla (2008)
Paddington (2014)
Made in Dagenham (2010)
![Jamie Foreman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/451/161451051_230867.jpg)
Jamie Foreman
UK
Best movies:
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
I.D. (1995)
Elizabeth: The Virgin Queen (1998)
![Stephen Graham](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/297/164297968_c92d8a.jpg)
Stephen Graham
UK
Best movies:
Snatch (2000)
This Is England (2006)
The Damned United (2009)
![Andy Serkis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/141/166141478_972f72.jpg)
Andy Serkis
UK
Best movies:
![Lesley Sharp](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/444/444321_0bcd5a.jpg)
Lesley Sharp
UK
Best movies:
Cranford (2007) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Naked (1993)
![Tereza Srbová](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/031/158031435_2b713d.jpg)
Tereza Srbová
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
Eastern Promises (2007)
Red Joan (2018)
360 (2011)
![Rafi Gavron](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279134_4eddef.jpg)
Rafi Gavron
UK
Best movies:
A Star Is Born (2018)
Breaking and Entering (2006)
The Land (2016)
![Jennifer Connelly](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/429/166429233_9087a5.jpg)
Jennifer Connelly
USA
Best movies:
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
![Jim Broadbent](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/428/164428575_19c073.png)
Jim Broadbent
UK
Best movies:
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
War and Peace (2016) (series)
![Roger Allam](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/429/162429102_b817b3.jpg)
Roger Allam
UK
Best movies:
Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary (2010) (theatrical recording)
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016) (theatrical recording)
![Jessie Cave](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278612_c4f8cc.jpg)
Jessie Cave
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Cranford (2007) (series)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
![Steve Speirs](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/415/159415645_969003.jpg)
Steve Speirs
UK
Best movies:
House of America (1997)
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999) (series)
Richard Strange
UK
Best movies:
Batman (1989)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
Paul Kasey
UK
Best movies:
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
28 Days Later (2002)
Clive Dancey
Best movies:
Midsomer Murders (1997) (series)
Inkheart (2008)
The Hooligan Factory (2014)