Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
Tim Burton's darkly enchanting fantasy adventure about a boy who discovers a hidden world of extraordinary children living outside of time.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Movie Information
- Original Title: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
- Release Year: 2016
- Directed by: Tim Burton
- Type: Movie
- Genres: Fantasy, Adventure, Drama, Family
- Runtime: 2h 7m
- Original Language: English
- Spoken Languages: English
- Release Date (Theatrical): September 28, 2016 (South Korea - 12), September 30, 2016 (United States), September 30, 2016 (Canada - PG), September 29, 2016 (United Kingdom - 12A), October 6, 2016 (Germany - 12), October 5, 2016 (France - 12), September 29, 2016 (Australia - M), September 29, 2016 (Brazil - 12), December 15, 2016 (Italy), September 30, 2016 (Spain - 7)
- Alternative Titles: Die Insel der besonderen Kinder (DE), Miss Pereqrinin xüsusi uşaqlar üçün evi (AZ), El hogar de Miss Peregrine para niños peculiares (ES), Мисс Перегриннің оғаш балаларына раналған үй (KZ), Дім дивних дітей міс Сапсан (UA), Miss Peregrine y los niños peculiares (MX), Дом странных детей мисс Перегрин (RU), Домът на мис Перигрин за чудати деца (BG)
- Production Companies: Chernin Entertainment, Tim Burton Productions, TSG Entertainment, 20th Century Fox
- Production Countries: United States of America
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Plot
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.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Trailer
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Cast & Crew
Director(s)
- Tim Burton
Main Cast
- Eva Green
- Asa Butterfield
- Samuel L. Jackson
- Judi Dench
- Rupert Everett
- Chris O'Dowd
- Allison Janney
- Ella Purnell
- Terence Stamp
- Milo Parker
Writers
- Jane Goldman
Producers
- Jenno Topping
- Peter Chernin
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - FAQs
Is Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children based on a book?
Yes! The film is based on Ransom Riggs' bestselling 2011 young adult novel of the same name. The book blends vintage found photography with a supernatural story, and it became the first in a beloved trilogy. Jane Goldman adapted the screenplay for Tim Burton's 2016 film.
Where can I stream Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children?
You can stream Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children on Disney Plus. It's also available to buy or rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home, so there are plenty of ways to watch it.
Who plays Miss Peregrine in the 2016 film?
Eva Green brings Miss Peregrine to life with her signature otherworldly elegance. She plays the time-manipulating headmistress who protects her peculiar charges in a loop frozen in 1943. Green's performance was widely praised as one of the film's standout elements.
What is Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children about?
A teenager named Jacob discovers a hidden island sheltering orphans with extraordinary abilities — from levitation to invisibility — protected by the enigmatic Miss Peregrine. When monstrous creatures and a sinister villain threaten the children, Jacob must embrace his own peculiarity to save them.
What are the children's powers in Miss Peregrine's?
The peculiar children have a wonderfully varied set of abilities. Emma Bloom can levitate and manipulate air, Olive controls fire, Enoch animates the dead, Millard is invisible, and Hugh commands a swarm of bees. Each power reflects the child's personality in Tim Burton's imaginative vision.
How long is Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children?
The film runs for 2 hours and 7 minutes (127 minutes). It's a substantial runtime that gives Tim Burton plenty of room to build the film's richly detailed world, introduce the ensemble cast of peculiar children, and deliver a full-scale fantasy adventure climax.
Where was Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children filmed?
Principal photography took place largely in the United Kingdom, with key sequences filmed in Blackpool and on the Gower Peninsula in Wales. The Belgian city of Ghent doubled for parts of the film's fantastical 1940s setting, lending the production its distinctively atmospheric European look.
What are some movies similar to Miss Peregrine's?
If you enjoyed Miss Peregrine's, you might love How to Train Your Dragon, Nimona, The Iron Giant, or My Neighbor Totoro — all share that blend of fantastical worlds and heartfelt adventure. The Watchers and The Legend of Ochi are also great picks for fans of magical, atmospheric storytelling.
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