Movies starring Freddie Highmore

Finding Neverland (2004)

106 mins     Biography, Drama, Fantasy      

Just as J. M. Barrie was inspired by the Llewelyn Davies family when he wrote "Peter Pan", you could say that "Finding Neverland" is inspired by the life of J.M. Barrie. Because whilst "Finding Neverland" acknowledges element...

Five Children and It (2004)

89 mins     Adventure , Family, Fantasy      

The mind can play some awful tricks on you, take for example "Five Children and It", I was convinced I watched it as a BBC series when I was still at school yet the version I remember didn't get made until 1991 when I had fin...

Charlie and The Chocolate Factory (2005)

115 mins     Adventure , Comedy, Family, Fantasy      

When the name Tim Burton is attached to any movie the first expectation is for a visual extravaganza, the second is the slightly abstract viewpoint, the dark yet quirky world which many of Burton's movies resides in. His inte...

A Good Year (2006)

118 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

I really wasn't sure what to expect from the comedy/drama "A Good Year" as not only did it have Ridley Scott as director, a man who has made such visual spectaculars as "Gladiator", but also it stars Russell Crowe who is bett...

Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)

94 mins     Adventure , Animation, Family      

Whilst the name Luc Besson maybe better known for his more shall we say grown up movies but with "Arthur and the Invisibles" he firmly tries to create a movie for a young audience. Now there is nothing wrong with Besson doing...

August Rush (2007)

114 mins     Drama      

When you watch a lot of movies you can get into a rut, one movie after another delivering little more than shallow entertainment which leaves no impression. It makes you grateful when you come across something different, some...

The Golden Compass (2007)

113 mins     Adventure , Family, Fantasy      

If I was a young child between the ages of 9 and 15 I would imagine, even hope that "The Golden Compass" would entertain as it has all the ingredients which when I was that age would have kept me glued to a movie. Unfortunate...

The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)

96 mins     Adventure , Family      

Maybe it's me but when it comes to family movies I like characters which get me on their side, which makes me want to like them right from the word go. Unfortunately with "The Spiderwick Chronicles" you don't get that as we m...

Arthur and the Great Adventure (2009)

93 mins     Adventure , Animation, Family      

I was not overly fussed by the first "Arthur and the Invisibles" movie as I found the whole adventure of little people being old hat but thought for young people it probably worked. But I must admit I was surprised when a seq...

Astro Boy (2009)

94 mins     Action , Animation, Family      

Many years a go Walt Disney gave us an animation about a wooden boy who wanted to be a real boy and ended up on a series of adventures, that movie was "Pinocchio" and as I watched "Astro Boy" I couldn't but help see some simi...

Justin and the Knights of Valour (2013)

90 mins     Adventure , Animation, Family      

I can't believe it's not Disney or Dreamworks or what ever studio it is now who does all the animations. That was the thought which kept running through my mind as I watched "Justin and the Knights of Valour". Whilst that is ...