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The Polar Express
1h 40min
ANIMATION
ADVENTURE
FAMILY
FANTASY
When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.
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Original Title
The Polar Express
Critics & Audience Score
6.4
Total Votes
6,436
Release Year
2004
Runtime (Duration)
1h 40min
Production Budget
$165M
Box Office Revenue
$318.4M
Profit / Loss Analysis
$153.4M
Casting
Actors
Tom Hanks
Hero Boy / Father / Conductor / Hobo / Scrooge / Santa Claus
Leslie Zemeckis
Sister Sarah / Mother
Eddie Deezen
Know-It-All
Nona Gaye
Hero Girl (voice)
Peter Scolari
Billy - Lonely Boy
Michael Jeter
Smokey / Steamer
Josh Hutcherson
Hero Boy (motion capture)
Daryl Sabara
Hero Boy (voice)
Jimmy Bennett
Lonely Boy (voice)
Tinashe
Hero Girl (motion capture)
Brendan King
Pastry Chef
Andy Pellick
Pastry Chef
Josh Eli
Waiter
Mark Mendonca
Waiter
Rolondas Hendricks
Waiter
Mark Goodman
Waiter
Jon Scott
Waiter
Gregory Gast
Waiter
Sean Scott
Waiter
Gordon Hart
Waiter
Chris Coppola
Toothless Boy / Elf
Julene Renee
Red Head Girl / Elf
Charles Fleischer
Elf General
Steven Tyler
Elf Lieutenant / Elf Singer
Phil Fondacaro
Elf
Debbie Lee Carrington
Elf
Mark Povinelli
Elf
Ed Gale
Elf
Dante Pastula
Little Boy
André Sogliuzzo
Smokey / Steamer (voice)
Isabella Peregrina
Sister Sarah (voice)
Eric Newton
Acrobatic Elf
Aidan O'Shea
Acrobatic Elf
Aaron Hendry
Acrobatic Elf
Kevin C. Carr
Acrobatic Elf
Bee Jay Joyer
Acrobatic Elf
Jena Carpenter
Acrobatic Elf
Karine Mauffrey
Acrobatic Elf
Elisabeth P. Carpenter
Acrobatic Elf
Bill Forchion
Acrobatic Elf
Devin Henderson
Acrobatic Elf
Sagiv Ben-Binyamin
Acrobatic Elf
Ashly Holloway
Sister Sarah
Jimmy 'Jax' Pinchak
Know-It-All
Chantel Valdivieso
Hero Girl
Hayden McFarland
Lonely Boy
Connor Matheus
Toothless Boy
Evan Sabara
Young Boy
Jack Angel
Wolves (uncredited)
Rodger Bumpass
Wolves (uncredited)
Dylan Cash
Boy (voice) (uncredited)
Cody Klop
Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)
Patrick Stogner
(uncredited)
Crew
Robert Zemeckis
DIRECTOR
Alan Silvestri
ORIGINAL MUSIC COMPOSER
Robert Zemeckis
SCREENPLAY
William Broyles Jr.
SCREENPLAY
Chris Van Allsburg
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Tom Hanks
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Jack Rapke
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Gary Goetzman
PRODUCER
Steve Starkey
PRODUCER
William Teitler
PRODUCER
Robert Zemeckis
PRODUCER
Don Burgess
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Robert Presley
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
R. Orlando Duenas
EDITOR
Jeremiah O'Driscoll
EDITOR
Scot Boland
CASTING
Victoria Burrows
CASTING
Rick Carter
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Doug Chiang
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Karen O'Hara
SET DECORATION
Joanna Johnston
COSTUME DESIGN
Brian Magerkurth
SOUND RECORDIST
Steven J. Boyd
CO-PRODUCER
Debbie Denise
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Josh McLaglen
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Peter M. Tobyansen
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Tony Fanning
ART DIRECTION
James Hegedus
ART DIRECTION
Alicia Maccarone
ART DIRECTION
Norman Newberry
ART DIRECTION
Erin Collins Butler
ART DEPARTMENT COORDINATOR
Diana Goodwin
ART DEPARTMENT COORDINATOR
Mike Stassi
ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR
Andrew L. Jones
ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR
John P. Goldsmith
ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR
Scott Herbertson
ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR
Jim Wallis
ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR
Pamela Wise
COSTUME SUPERVISOR
John Carrafa
CHOREOGRAPHER
Luca Kouimelis
SCRIPT SUPERVISOR
Patrick B. O'Brien
CAMERA OPERATOR
François Duhamel
STILL PHOTOGRAPHER
David Schaub
ANIMATION SUPERVISOR
Rob Bredow
DIGITAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR
Mark Lambert
DIGITAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR
Alberto Menache
DIGITAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR
Sean Phillips
DIGITAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR
Martin A. Kline
VISUAL EFFECTS ART DIRECTOR
Craig Sost
VISUAL EFFECTS PRODUCER
Scott Guitteau
SOUND EFFECTS EDITOR
David C. Hughes
SOUND EFFECTS EDITOR
Tom Johnson
SOUND RE-RECORDING MIXER
Dennis Sands
SOUND RE-RECORDING MIXER
Randy Thom
SOUND RE-RECORDING MIXER
Dennis Leonard
SUPERVISING SOUND EDITOR
Kathryn Blondell
HAIR DESIGNER
Alison Learned Wolf
FIRST ASSISTANT EDITOR
John Villarino
CONSTRUCTION COORDINATOR
Chris Van Allsburg
BOOK
Alan Silvestri
SONGS
Glen Ballard
SONGS
Josh McLaglen
UNIT PRODUCTION MANAGER
Josh McLaglen
FIRST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Rick Kelly
SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Randy Thom
SOUND DESIGNER
Chris Juen
DIGITAL PRODUCER
Vladimir Todorov
CHARACTER DESIGNER
George Denes Suhayda
VISUAL EFFECTS ART DIRECTOR
Jackson Bishop
SET DESIGNER
Jeffrey Beck
SET DESIGNER
Cathlyn Marshall
SET DESIGNER
Todd Cherniawsky
SET DESIGNER
Smokey Stover
SET DESIGNER
Kenneth A. Larson
SET DESIGNER
Masako Masuda
SET DESIGNER
Kseniya Hoppe
SET DESIGNER
Alex Olivares
FIRST ASSISTANT EDITOR
Stephen M. Rickert Jr.
VFX EDITOR
Ryan Chan
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Timothy Eaton
VISUAL EFFECTS EDITOR
Fernando BenÃtez
LAYOUT
Juan Gonzalez
LAYOUT
Corey Hels
LAYOUT
Maks Naporowski
LAYOUT
Carlos Pedroza
LAYOUT
Joseph Thomas
LAYOUT
William B. Kaplan
PRODUCTION SOUND MIXER
Cary Weitz
BOOM OPERATOR
Robin L. Miller
PROPERTY MASTER
Deborah La Mia Denaver
KEY MAKEUP ARTIST
Daniel C. Striepeke
MAKEUP ARTIST
Audrey L. Anzures
KEY HAIR STYLIST
Steven C. McGee
CHIEF LIGHTING TECHNICIAN
Bradlee Thomas Emmons III
RIGGING GAFFER
Michael J. Coo
KEY GRIP
Mark P. Coo
GRIP
Michael Lantieri
SPECIAL EFFECTS COORDINATOR
Gabriela RÃos
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Jane E. Russell
UNIT PUBLICIST
Josh Einsohn
CASTING ASSISTANT
Randy Cantor
TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR
Jon Null
DIALOGUE EDITOR
E. Larry Oatfield
FOLEY EDITOR
Will Files
SOUND DESIGN ASSISTANT
Sue Fox
FOLEY EDITOR
Kenneth Karman
MUSIC EDITOR
Conrad Pope
ORCHESTRATOR
William Ross
ORCHESTRATOR
Terry Haggar
COLOR TIMER
Ryan Cosgrove
ART DEPARTMENT ASSISTANT
Brian Feola
CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN
David C. Potter
LEADMAN
Oliver Scholl
PRODUCTION ILLUSTRATOR
Ketty Gonzalez
HAIRSTYLIST
Anthony Almaraz
SET COSTUMER
Scott Owen
SET DRESSING ARTIST
Paulie DiCocco
DRIVER
Dana Gong
POST PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Gabriela RÃos
PRODUCTION OFFICE COORDINATOR
Richard Robinson
PROPMAKER
Jep Hill
SEQUENCE SUPERVISOR
Ken C. Wu
SET PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Christopher Burdorf
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Allen Robinson
STUNT COORDINATOR
Mark Chadwick
STUNTS
Samuel R. Harrison III
VIDEO ASSIST OPERATOR
Edward J. Cox
BEST BOY ELECTRIC
Glen Gustafson
LIGHTING ARTIST
Ronald A. Miller
RIGGING GRIP
Susan Fried
CASTING ASSOCIATE
Mark Scoon
EXECUTIVE IN CHARGE OF PRODUCTION
Daryl C. Lefever
PRODUCTION ACCOUNTANT
Sande Scoredos
PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
William B. Kaplan
SOUND MIXER
John E. Sasaki
DIGITAL COMPOSITORS
Oscar G. Castillo
VISUAL EFFECTS
Timothy Loughran
VISUAL EFFECTS COORDINATOR
Jim Berney
VISUAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR
Maureen Beatty
STORYBOARD
Tom Armbruster
MOTION CAPTURE ARTIST
Gene Radzik
DOLBY CONSULTANT
Martin L'Heureux
ANIMATION
Enfys Dickinson
CREATIVE PRODUCER
Ronald G. Roumas
SOUND RECORDIST
Michael Condro
3D ARTIST
W. Layne Mcdonald
ADDITIONAL EDITING
Alex Tysowsky
ANIMATION
Alice V. Kaiserian
ANIMATION
Danny Wawrzaszek
ANIMATION
Denis Samoilov
ANIMATION
Jeff Lin
ANIMATION
Jon L. Hooper
ANIMATION
Jordan Harris
ANIMATION
Keith Paciello
ANIMATION
Marco Marenghi
ANIMATION
Paul Jessel
ANIMATION
Seth Hippen
ANIMATION
Stéphane Couture
ANIMATION
David Howard
CAMERA OPERATOR
Matt Cohen
CAMERA OPERATOR
Edward Taylor IV
CHARACTER MODELLING SUPERVISOR
Robin Richesson
COSTUME ILLUSTRATOR
Rob Engle
DIGITAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR
Daniel Kuehn
DIGITAL PRODUCER
Joey Freitas
DRIVER
Joseph Sullivan
DRIVER
Zane Weiner
EXECUTIVE IN CHARGE OF PRODUCTION
Dennie Thorpe
FOLEY
Jana Vance
FOLEY
Adam W. Erler
GRIP
Mitchell K. Hiniker
GRIP
Scott Parrish
HAIRSTYLIST
Diana Wilson
KEY COSTUMER
Roxane Griffin
KEY HAIR STYLIST
Tyler Ely
KEY HAIR STYLIST
Ben Radcliffe
LIGHTING ARTIST
Frances Kumashiro
LIGHTING ARTIST
Mark Hamilton
LIGHTING ARTIST
Angie Wells
MAKEUP ARTIST
Bill Myer
MAKEUP ARTIST
Cinzia Zanetti
MAKEUP ARTIST
Dale Condit
MAKEUP ARTIST
Donna Cicatelli-Lewis
MAKEUP ARTIST
Jane English
MAKEUP ARTIST
Karen Westerfield
MAKEUP ARTIST
Leo Corey Castellano
MAKEUP ARTIST
Lisa Buono
MAKEUP ARTIST
Nacoma Whobrey
MAKEUP ARTIST
Nadege Schoenfeld
MAKEUP ARTIST
Robert Norin
MAKEUP ARTIST
Robert Ryan
MAKEUP ARTIST
Tegan Taylor
MAKEUP ARTIST
Dean Wolcott
MODELING
Dustin Zachary
MODELING
Jeff Frost
MODELING
Kim Smith
MODELING
Marc Steinberg
MODELING
Mark Krentz
MODELING
Tony Bohorquez
MODELING
Mark Lipsmeyer
MOTION CAPTURE ARTIST
Andrew Bain
MUSICIAN
Eric Bradley
MUSICIAN
George Doering
MUSICIAN
James Thatcher
MUSICIAN
Kevin Connolly
MUSICIAN
M.B. Gordy
MUSICIAN
Marcia Dickstein
MUSICIAN
Matt Chamberlain
MUSICIAN
Patricio Castillo
MUSICIAN
Wade Culbreath
MUSICIAN
Gary Burritt
NEGATIVE CUTTER
Mo Henry
NEGATIVE CUTTER
Joel McNeely
ORCHESTRATOR
Adrian Iler
SEQUENCE SUPERVISOR
David Parrish
SEQUENCE SUPERVISOR
Robert Winter
SEQUENCE SUPERVISOR
Richard B. Wester
SET DRESSER
Brian Hall
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
J. Robert Ray
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Min-Zhi Shao
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Kevin Gillen
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Brian Machleit
STUNTS
David Hugghins
STUNTS
Jeff Evans
STUNTS
Matthew Rugetti
STUNTS
Shane Habberstad
STUNTS
Dan Kessler
VFX ARTIST
Ergin Kuke
VFX ARTIST
Ken Ralston
VFX SUPERVISOR
Brian C. Davis
VISUAL EFFECTS
Hae-Jeon Lee
VISUAL EFFECTS
Kyudon Choi
VISUAL EFFECTS
Len White
VISUAL EFFECTS
Lori Smallwood
VISUAL EFFECTS
Nick Gray
VISUAL EFFECTS
Sandra Warren
VISUAL EFFECTS
Chris McLeod
VISUAL EFFECTS COORDINATOR
Jarrod Nesbit
VISUAL EFFECTS COORDINATOR
Rocco Pucillo
VISUAL EFFECTS COORDINATOR
John Clinton
VISUAL EFFECTS PRODUCER
Daniel James Weber
VISUAL EFFECTS TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Quentin Frost
VISUAL EFFECTS TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Avneet Kaur
HAIRSTYLIST
Michael Len
MOTION CAPTURE ARTIST
Steve Starkey
SECOND UNIT DIRECTOR
Ann Knight
SET BUYER
Stefan Dechant
STORYBOARD ARTIST
Jon Null
ADR EDITOR
Michael Miller
ADR MIXER
David Lucarelli
ADR RECORDIST
Karen Brocco
ASSISTANT DIALOGUE EDITOR
Ellen Heuer
FOLEY ARTIST
Frank Rinella
FOLEY MIXER
George Peterson Jr.
FOLEY RECORDIST
Joel Mitchell
SPECIAL EFFECTS TECHNICIAN
Jerome Chen
SENIOR VISUAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR
Patrick Ballin
VISUAL EFFECTS ASSISTANT EDITOR
James Andrykowski
VISUAL EFFECTS EDITOR
Beth Tyszkiewicz
VISUAL EFFECTS PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Dane Farwell
STUNT DOUBLE
Steven Cueva
ASSISTANT CAMERA
Craig Kohtala
BEST BOY GRIP
Antony Diamond
SECOND ASSISTANT CAMERA
Andrew Titcomb
LAYOUT SUPERVISOR
Kelvin Lee
SENIOR ANIMATOR
Judith Bouley
ADDITIONAL CASTING
James Andrykowski
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Jan Yarbrough
COLORIST
Paul McGhee
DIGITAL INTERMEDIATE COLORIST
C. Marie Davis
DIGITAL INTERMEDIATE PRODUCER
Alan Silvestri
CONDUCTOR
Pete Billington
CG ARTIST
J.D. Cowles
COMPOSITING LEAD
Brian Ducharme
DIGITAL COMPOSITOR
Christian Feldhaus
FIRST ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT
Heather Wusterbarth
KEY SET PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Thomas Esmeralda
MATTE PAINTER
Angela Randazzo
PAYROLL ACCOUNTANT
Josh Ernstrom
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Zane Weiner
PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE
Dakau Jackson
SECOND ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT
Steve Guevara
MOTION CAPTURE ARTIST
James C.J. Williams
HEAD OF LAYOUT
Marc Gabbana
CONCEPT ARTIST