Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Age rating
- G
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
The story
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.
- faith
- holiday
- santa claus
- nerd
- bell
- train
- beard
- north pole
- trestle
- ticket
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Tom Hanks
Hero Boy (Adult)/ Father / Conductor / Hobo / Scrooge / Sant
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
- Directed
- Robert Zemeckis
- Written
- William Broyles Jr., Robert Zemeckis
Production
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 · 7,010 ratings
- Studio
- Golden Mean, Playtone, ImageMovers, Castle Rock Entertainment, Shangri-La Entertainment
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
