Five Children and It


Set around 1900, a group of five kids go to stay with their slightly nutty uncle in a huge house by the sea. There, they discover a sand genie, who agrees to grant them one wish a day. And so the kids have a ball as their imaginations run riot...


89 minutes.
All ages.
Adventure, Family movie, Fantasy, Kiddie movie.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

I wish Aladdin was here....
I wish Aladdin was here....

Credits

Cast
Kenneth Branagh, Zoë Wanamaker, Freddie Highmore, Jonathan Bailey, Jessica Claridge, Poppy Rogers
Director
John Stephenson
ScreenplayDavid Solomons, from the novel by E. Nesbit
MusicJane Antonia Cornish
CinematographyMike Brewster
Sound formatsDolby Digital
Made in2004
Produced bySandfairy, Capitol Films, Jim Henson Productions





Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus
Sergio Ben
5
The Cape Times
Billy Suter
10
Die Burger
Francois Bloemhof
5
BBC
Neil Smith
5
The Times
James Christopher
1

What the People say

Internet
169 Netizens
11

Average .. 31%

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