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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
Steve Starkey
PRODUCER
William Teitler
PRODUCER
Gary Goetzman
PRODUCER
Robert Zemeckis
PRODUCER
Don Burgess
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Robert Presley
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Joanna Johnston
COSTUME DESIGN
Jeremiah O'Driscoll
EDITOR
Doug Chiang
PRODUCTION DESIGN
R. Orlando Duenas
EDITOR
Scot Boland
CASTING
Victoria Burrows
CASTING
Rick Carter
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Karen O'Hara
SET DECORATION
Brian Magerkurth
SOUND RECORDIST
Peter M. Tobyansen
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Josh McLaglen
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Debbie Denise
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Steven J. Boyd
CO-PRODUCER
Diana Goodwin
ART DEPARTMENT COORDINATOR
Mike Stassi
ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR
Sean Phillips
DIGITAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR
Tom Johnson
SOUND RE-RECORDING MIXER
Alberto Menache
DIGITAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR
François Duhamel
STILL PHOTOGRAPHER
Martin A. Kline
VISUAL EFFECTS ART DIRECTOR
Alison Learned Wolf
FIRST ASSISTANT EDITOR
Norman Newberry
ART DIRECTION
Scott Herbertson
ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR
David C. Hughes
SOUND EFFECTS EDITOR
James Hegedus
ART DIRECTION
Jim Wallis
ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR
Randy Thom
SOUND RE-RECORDING MIXER
Alicia Maccarone
ART DIRECTION
Erin Collins Butler
ART DEPARTMENT COORDINATOR
Dennis Sands
SOUND RE-RECORDING MIXER
John Villarino
CONSTRUCTION COORDINATOR
John Carrafa
CHOREOGRAPHER
Kathryn Blondell
HAIR DESIGNER
Andrew L. Jones
ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR
Luca Kouimelis
SCRIPT SUPERVISOR
Craig Sost
VISUAL EFFECTS PRODUCER
Mark Lambert
DIGITAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR
Tony Fanning
ART DIRECTION
Pamela Wise
COSTUME SUPERVISOR
Patrick B. O'Brien
CAMERA OPERATOR
David Schaub
ANIMATION SUPERVISOR
Scott Guitteau
SOUND EFFECTS EDITOR
John P. Goldsmith
ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR
Rob Bredow
DIGITAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR
Dennis Leonard
SUPERVISING SOUND EDITOR
Corey Hels
LAYOUT
Gabriela RÃos
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Jeffrey Beck
SET DESIGNER
Michael Lantieri
SPECIAL EFFECTS COORDINATOR
Bradlee Thomas Emmons III
RIGGING GAFFER
Randy Thom
SOUND DESIGNER
Chris Juen
DIGITAL PRODUCER
Fernando BenÃtez
LAYOUT
Jackson Bishop
SET DESIGNER
Carlos Pedroza
LAYOUT
Joseph Thomas
LAYOUT
Josh Einsohn
CASTING ASSISTANT
Chris Van Allsburg
BOOK
Masako Masuda
SET DESIGNER
Steven C. McGee
CHIEF LIGHTING TECHNICIAN
Smokey Stover
SET DESIGNER
Deborah La Mia Denaver
KEY MAKEUP ARTIST
Audrey L. Anzures
KEY HAIR STYLIST
Stephen M. Rickert Jr.
VFX EDITOR
Cary Weitz
BOOM OPERATOR
Randy Cantor
TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR
Rick Kelly
SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Ryan Chan
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Daniel C. Striepeke
MAKEUP ARTIST
Michael J. Coo
KEY GRIP
Jane E. Russell
UNIT PUBLICIST
Will Files
SOUND DESIGN ASSISTANT
Sue Fox
FOLEY EDITOR
Terry Haggar
COLOR TIMER
Josh McLaglen
UNIT PRODUCTION MANAGER
Vladimir Todorov
CHARACTER DESIGNER
Robin L. Miller
PROPERTY MASTER
Mark P. Coo
GRIP
Alan Silvestri
SONGS
George Denes Suhayda
VISUAL EFFECTS ART DIRECTOR
Todd Cherniawsky
SET DESIGNER
Kenneth A. Larson
SET DESIGNER
Alex Olivares
FIRST ASSISTANT EDITOR
Timothy Eaton
VISUAL EFFECTS EDITOR
William B. Kaplan
PRODUCTION SOUND MIXER
William Ross
ORCHESTRATOR
Cathlyn Marshall
SET DESIGNER
Maks Naporowski
LAYOUT
Kenneth Karman
MUSIC EDITOR
Glen Ballard
SONGS
Kseniya Hoppe
SET DESIGNER
Josh McLaglen
FIRST ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Juan Gonzalez
LAYOUT
Conrad Pope
ORCHESTRATOR
E. Larry Oatfield
FOLEY EDITOR
Jon Null
DIALOGUE EDITOR
Timothy Loughran
VISUAL EFFECTS COORDINATOR
Maureen Beatty
STORYBOARD
Edward J. Cox
BEST BOY ELECTRIC
Glen Gustafson
LIGHTING ARTIST
Paulie DiCocco
DRIVER
Gabriela RÃos
PRODUCTION OFFICE COORDINATOR
Susan Fried
CASTING ASSOCIATE
Mark Scoon
EXECUTIVE IN CHARGE OF PRODUCTION
Enfys Dickinson
CREATIVE PRODUCER
Ronald A. Miller
RIGGING GRIP
William B. Kaplan
SOUND MIXER
Tom Armbruster
MOTION CAPTURE ARTIST
Martin L'Heureux
ANIMATION
Oliver Scholl
PRODUCTION ILLUSTRATOR
Brian Feola
CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN
Dana Gong
POST PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Christopher Burdorf
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Oscar G. Castillo
VISUAL EFFECTS
Jim Berney
VISUAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR
Ketty Gonzalez
HAIRSTYLIST
Sande Scoredos
PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
John E. Sasaki
DIGITAL COMPOSITORS
Ryan Cosgrove
ART DEPARTMENT ASSISTANT
David C. Potter
LEADMAN
Jep Hill
SEQUENCE SUPERVISOR
Ken C. Wu
SET PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Mark Chadwick
STUNTS
Anthony Almaraz
SET COSTUMER
Samuel R. Harrison III
VIDEO ASSIST OPERATOR
Scott Owen
SET DRESSING ARTIST
Richard Robinson
PROPMAKER
Allen Robinson
STUNT COORDINATOR
Daryl C. Lefever
PRODUCTION ACCOUNTANT
Gene Radzik
DOLBY CONSULTANT
Ronald G. Roumas
SOUND RECORDIST
David Howard
CAMERA OPERATOR
Alex Tysowsky
ANIMATION
Jon L. Hooper
ANIMATION
Seth Hippen
ANIMATION
W. Layne Mcdonald
ADDITIONAL EDITING
Keith Paciello
ANIMATION
Jordan Harris
ANIMATION
Michael Condro
3D ARTIST
Alice V. Kaiserian
ANIMATION
Jeff Lin
ANIMATION
Stéphane Couture
ANIMATION
Paul Jessel
ANIMATION
Marco Marenghi
ANIMATION
Danny Wawrzaszek
ANIMATION
Denis Samoilov
ANIMATION
Matt Cohen
CAMERA OPERATOR
Adam W. Erler
GRIP
Ben Radcliffe
LIGHTING ARTIST
Robin Richesson
COSTUME ILLUSTRATOR
Joseph Sullivan
DRIVER
Zane Weiner
EXECUTIVE IN CHARGE OF PRODUCTION
Dennie Thorpe
FOLEY
Rob Engle
DIGITAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR
Jana Vance
FOLEY
Tyler Ely
KEY HAIR STYLIST
Mark Hamilton
LIGHTING ARTIST
Diana Wilson
KEY COSTUMER
Joey Freitas
DRIVER
Frances Kumashiro
LIGHTING ARTIST
Roxane Griffin
KEY HAIR STYLIST
Mitchell K. Hiniker
GRIP
Scott Parrish
HAIRSTYLIST
Edward Taylor IV
CHARACTER MODELLING SUPERVISOR
Daniel Kuehn
DIGITAL PRODUCER
Nadege Schoenfeld
MAKEUP ARTIST
Marc Steinberg
MODELING
Brian Hall
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Jane English
MAKEUP ARTIST
Leo Corey Castellano
MAKEUP ARTIST
Robert Norin
MAKEUP ARTIST
Kevin Connolly
MUSICIAN
Richard B. Wester
SET DRESSER
Angie Wells
MAKEUP ARTIST
Adrian Iler
SEQUENCE SUPERVISOR
Robert Ryan
MAKEUP ARTIST
James Thatcher
MUSICIAN
Gary Burritt
NEGATIVE CUTTER
Mo Henry
NEGATIVE CUTTER
Brian Machleit
STUNTS
David Parrish
SEQUENCE SUPERVISOR
Cinzia Zanetti
MAKEUP ARTIST
Jeff Frost
MODELING
J. Robert Ray
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
Karen Westerfield
MAKEUP ARTIST
Kim Smith
MODELING
Tony Bohorquez
MODELING
Donna Cicatelli-Lewis
MAKEUP ARTIST
Dustin Zachary
MODELING
Dale Condit
MAKEUP ARTIST
Nacoma Whobrey
MAKEUP ARTIST
Patricio Castillo
MUSICIAN
Robert Winter
SEQUENCE SUPERVISOR
Tegan Taylor
MAKEUP ARTIST
Eric Bradley
MUSICIAN
Joel McNeely
ORCHESTRATOR
Bill Myer
MAKEUP ARTIST
Matt Chamberlain
MUSICIAN
Kevin Gillen
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Andrew Bain
MUSICIAN
Min-Zhi Shao
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
David Hugghins
STUNTS
Lisa Buono
MAKEUP ARTIST
Dean Wolcott
MODELING
George Doering
MUSICIAN
M.B. Gordy
MUSICIAN
Wade Culbreath
MUSICIAN
Mark Krentz
MODELING
Mark Lipsmeyer
MOTION CAPTURE ARTIST
Marcia Dickstein
MUSICIAN
Lori Smallwood
VISUAL EFFECTS
Matthew Rugetti
STUNTS
Ergin Kuke
VFX ARTIST
Kyudon Choi
VISUAL EFFECTS
Len White
VISUAL EFFECTS
Jarrod Nesbit
VISUAL EFFECTS COORDINATOR
Rocco Pucillo
VISUAL EFFECTS COORDINATOR
Nick Gray
VISUAL EFFECTS
Daniel James Weber
VISUAL EFFECTS TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Sandra Warren
VISUAL EFFECTS
Quentin Frost
VISUAL EFFECTS TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
Ken Ralston
VFX SUPERVISOR
Brian C. Davis
VISUAL EFFECTS
Hae-Jeon Lee
VISUAL EFFECTS
Jeff Evans
STUNTS
Chris McLeod
VISUAL EFFECTS COORDINATOR
John Clinton
VISUAL EFFECTS PRODUCER
Shane Habberstad
STUNTS
Dan Kessler
VFX ARTIST
Avneet Kaur
HAIRSTYLIST
Michael Len
MOTION CAPTURE ARTIST
David Lucarelli
ADR RECORDIST
Pete Billington
CG ARTIST
Patrick Ballin
VISUAL EFFECTS ASSISTANT EDITOR
James Andrykowski
VISUAL EFFECTS EDITOR
Steven Cueva
ASSISTANT CAMERA
Thomas Esmeralda
MATTE PAINTER
Jon Null
ADR EDITOR
Jan Yarbrough
COLORIST
Paul McGhee
DIGITAL INTERMEDIATE COLORIST
Brian Ducharme
DIGITAL COMPOSITOR
Dakau Jackson
SECOND ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT
Beth Tyszkiewicz
VISUAL EFFECTS PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Antony Diamond
SECOND ASSISTANT CAMERA
Kelvin Lee
SENIOR ANIMATOR
Judith Bouley
ADDITIONAL CASTING
Josh Ernstrom
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Stefan Dechant
STORYBOARD ARTIST
Dane Farwell
STUNT DOUBLE
Craig Kohtala
BEST BOY GRIP
J.D. Cowles
COMPOSITING LEAD
Andrew Titcomb
LAYOUT SUPERVISOR
James Andrykowski
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Ann Knight
SET BUYER
Frank Rinella
FOLEY MIXER
Jerome Chen
SENIOR VISUAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR
George Peterson Jr.
FOLEY RECORDIST
Joel Mitchell
SPECIAL EFFECTS TECHNICIAN
Zane Weiner
PRODUCTION EXECUTIVE
Michael Miller
ADR MIXER
Karen Brocco
ASSISTANT DIALOGUE EDITOR
Angela Randazzo
PAYROLL ACCOUNTANT
Ellen Heuer
FOLEY ARTIST
Steve Starkey
SECOND UNIT DIRECTOR
Heather Wusterbarth
KEY SET PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
C. Marie Davis
DIGITAL INTERMEDIATE PRODUCER
Alan Silvestri
CONDUCTOR
Christian Feldhaus
FIRST ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT
Steve Guevara
MOTION CAPTURE ARTIST
James C.J. Williams
HEAD OF LAYOUT
Marc Gabbana
CONCEPT ARTIST