I hate to be one of those "the book is better" people, but the book is better. This is still an enjoyable tween movie that I picked today for the Halloween vibes.
A few changes could have made it much stronger though. I wish they would have leaned harder into the 40s aesthetic; the books have really cool pictures, and I wanted to see that. I like the idea of traveling through the time loops; that could have been interesting with more time, but it the movie was already over 2 hours, so it was probably the right choice not to explore it.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Stay peculiar.
Rating
3.0 (1)
Release Date
9/28/2016Runtime
127 minsOverview
A teenager finds himself transported to an island where he must help protect a group of orphans with special powers from creatures intent on destroying them.
How It Feels
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A beautifully crafted fantasy adventure that blends Tim Burton's gothic whimsy with the emotional core of found-family storytelling, drawing you into a richly detailed world where being different is everything. It's a film that lingers on atmosphere and wonder while maintaining genuine stakes and creeping dread.
Mood
WistfulWhimsicalTenseBittersweet
Themes
FamilyIdentityComing of ageSurvival
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Steady
Look
PainterlyHigh-contrastStylized genre
Structure
Framed flashback
Heads up
Child endangerment
Eva Green
Miss Peregrine
Asa Butterfield
Jacob Portman
Samuel L. Jackson
Barron
Judi Dench
Miss Avocet
Rupert Everett
Ornithologist
Chris O'Dowd
Franklin Portman
Allison Janney
Dr. Golan
Ella Purnell
Emma Bloom
Terence Stamp
Abraham Portman
Milo Parker
Hugh
Cameron King
Millard Nullings (voice)
Finlay MacMillan
Enoch O'Connor
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