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Inkheart

Play trailer Poster for Inkheart PG Released Jan 23, 2009 1h 45m Kids & Family Adventure Fantasy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Mo (Brendan Fraser) and his daughter, Meggie, have the ability to bring storybook characters to life just by reading aloud. That gift backfires when he accidentally summons Capricorn, the evil villain of the novel "Inkheart." Mo and Meggie must find a way to send him back to his literary realm, but the task will not be easy, for the malefactor likes his new world and will not leave it voluntarily.
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Heavy on cliches and light on charm, this kid-lit fantasy-adventure doesn't quite get off the ground.

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Anna King Time Out Rated: 3/5 Nov 16, 2011 Full Review Christine Champ Film.com Rated: C+ May 6, 2011 Full Review Evan Williams The Australian Readers who want to exercise their imaginations may prefer to stick to the written word. If a story gets boring, you can always skip a few pages and move on. In the cinema there isn't much choice. Rated: 3/5 Apr 10, 2009 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review A good fantasy book, or one of the movies this one steals from, would keep the family much more entertained. Rated: 1/4 Dec 15, 2023 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins The basic plot is as convoluted and faulty as time travel, and without very finite ground rules, the details and conclusion feel contrived. Rated: 5/10 Nov 28, 2020 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Brendan Fraser does his usual fine job here, though it's hard not to feel like perhaps he's done one too many family films in such a short span. Rated: 2.5/4.0 Sep 12, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Qadir M At least, this movie inspired to read books. Though I was too little to recognize that the book, Inkheart, is... not of those books that I look up to. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/21/25 Full Review cinema f “Every story ever written is just waiting to become real.” I love Brandon Fraser and fantasy so this mix was perfect. I loved Fraser in The Mummy and he’s amazing in this. 5/5 stars. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/26/24 Full Review Twiggy H Pushing pass the fact it's quite boring throughout for a total faction film, what doesn't make sense is why any writer of any fictional book would use an already existing word for a character.. i don't know what the writer hated about 'Capricorns' but to name a fictional character of a certain 'constellation of stars' is just weird. Might have to find out what starsign the writer is and see how that twit likes it. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/11/24 Full Review Adriana M Lovely movie, great cast and locations, old school fantasy style, but very good entertainment! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/04/24 Full Review Charles C quite a boring film to be honest, with bland characters, base level writing, and a forgettable plot Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 05/30/24 Full Review Ashley C I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, I have no idea why it didn't do well 😞 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/06/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Mo (Brendan Fraser) and his daughter, Meggie, have the ability to bring storybook characters to life just by reading aloud. That gift backfires when he accidentally summons Capricorn, the evil villain of the novel "Inkheart." Mo and Meggie must find a way to send him back to his literary realm, but the task will not be easy, for the malefactor likes his new world and will not leave it voluntarily.
Director
Iain Softley
Producer
Iain Softley, Diana Pokorny, Cornelia Funke
Screenwriter
David Lindsay-Abaire
Distributor
Warner Bros.
Production Co
New Line Cinema
Rating
PG (Fantasy Adventure Action|Brief Language|Some Scary Moments)
Genre
Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 23, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA)
$17.3M
Runtime
1h 45m
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