Thomas and the Magic Railroad

G

Released Jul 26, 2000

1h 26m

Kids & Family

Adventure

List

21%

68 Reviews

Tomatometer

42%

2,500+ Ratings

Audience Score

Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends are being threatened by diesel engines like the surly Diesel 10 and his sidekicks Splatter and Dodge. Even the magical Mr. Conductor, who has always traveled between the train world and the human world of Shining Time Station, is losing his powers and sparkle. In the middle of this crisis, Lily meets up with Mr. Conductor on the way to visit her lonely grandfather Burnett Stone. Brave Thomas reminds them all that "even little engines can do big things."

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Critics Consensus

Kids these days demand cutting edge special effects or at least a clever plot with cute charectors. This movie has neither, having lost in its Americanization what the British original did so right.

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: C

Sep 7, 2011

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Will please its many fans, but plot might confuse kids.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 29, 2010

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Lisa Alspector

Chicago Reader

Scenes with Peter Fonda as a melancholy grandfather -- he couldn't get a cherished engine running in time for his late wife to ride it -- periodically bring the movie screeching to a halt.

May 19, 2008

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Kaleem Aftab

The List

For those under-tens, Thomas and the Magic Railroad will be a great way to spend a school holiday afternoon.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 13, 2019

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Mark Halverson

Sacramento News & Review

Rated: 2/5

Aug 7, 2008

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Susannah Breslin

Film Threat

Please, for the love of God, don't let it be a franchise. Think of the parents.

Rated: 1/5

Dec 6, 2005

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Luiz Henrique S

I Love Thomas And The Magic Railroad, i don't understand why the peoples hate this movie, he deserves more respect and don't deserve the hate it gets, deserves more Love than hate, 🍅21% and 🍿42%? No, the movie deserves way more than this

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/23/24

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Jackson H

Man, children can be such a**holes these days demanding stuff to be cut from a movie, Thomas and the Magic Railroad is such a bland, disappointing movie which thank god is not canon to the show.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/24

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qwerty

I love this movie. This is the best movie of all time

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/11/24

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Nathan W

Mara Wilson stinks in that movie.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/10/24

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Ryan A

This movie is slow and wildly inconsistent in tone. Alec Baldwin's performance is fun, bright and engaging, but that's the only thing about this film that feels like a kids movie. The pacing is slow and inconsistent, dialogue is edited together with awkward pauses hanging between characters, and Peter Fonda's character is morose and haunted beyond what seems appropriate for a kid's film. The movie also seems to switch out which child actor is driving the plot halfway through. Believe me when I say that Thomas the tank engine is barely in it. Two stars because my two year old is mesmerized by it for reasons beyond my comprehension.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/02/23

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Frank R

This movie may have flaws BUT Remember this is Thomas' first movie. At the time the movie was being made it was originally gonna be a 2h long movie. The main reason people now say why it's a bad movie is because half of the movies plot was deleted or reworked. Also a human villain named P.T Boomer was completely cut from the movie in which he was also part of the missing plot. But then again this movie is childhood and for Thomas fans.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/26/23

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Britt Allcroft

Director

Peter Fonda

Burnett Stone

Mara Wilson

Lily

Alec Baldwin

Mr. Conductor

Didi Conn

Stacy

Michael E. Rodgers

Mr. C. Junior

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Synopsis

Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends are being threatened by diesel engines like the surly Diesel 10 and his sidekicks Splatter and Dodge. Even the magical Mr. Conductor, who has always traveled between the train world and the human world of Shining Time Station, is losing his powers and sparkle. In the middle of this crisis, Lily meets up with Mr. Conductor on the way to visit her lonely grandfather Burnett Stone. Brave Thomas reminds them all that "even little engines can do big things."

Director: Britt Allcroft
Producer: Charles Falzon, Nancy Chapelle, Barry London, Brent Baum, John Bertolli, Britt Allcroft
Distributor: Destination Films
Production Co: Gullane Pictures, Destination Films, Isle of Man Film
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 26, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.9M
Runtime: 1h 26m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby A, Stereo, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1

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