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Five Children and It is a British film of genre Drama directed by John Stephenson released in USA on 15 october 2004 with Freddie Highmore

Five Children and It (2004)

Five Children and It
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Released in USA 15 october 2004
Length 1h29
Directed by ,    
Genres Drama,    Science fiction,    Fantasy,    Adventure
Rating55% 2.750972.750972.750972.750972.75097

Five Children and It is a 2004 adventure fantasy comedy family film adaptation of the book of the same name, which features live action and computer animation. It was directed by John Stephenson, produced by Nick Hirschkorn, Lisa Henson and Samuel Hadida, written by E. Nesbit and David Solomons with music by Jane Antonia Cornish and starring Tara FitzGerald, Freddie Highmore, Alex Jennings, Jonathan Bailey, Jessica Claridge, Poppy Rogers, Alec Muggleton, Zak Muggleton, Zoë Wanamaker, Kenneth Branagh, Alexander Pownall, Robert Tygner, Eddie Izzard as the voice of It-Psammead, Georgio Serafini, John Sessions, Kim Fenton, Norman Wisdom and Duncan Preston. The film was co-produced by Sandfairy, Capitol Films, Feel Films, Isle of Man Film Commission, Isle of Man Film, Jim Henson Productions, The Jim Henson Company, Davis Films, UK Film Council and Endgame Entertainment. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2004 and was theatrically released on October 15, 2004 by Pathé and Icon Productions. The digital puppetry and CGI animation for Psammead was created by Jim Henson's Creature Shop. Five Children and It received mixed reviews from critics and it grossed £1,519,049 worldwide. Five Children and It was released on DVD on July 5, 2005 by Warner Home Video.

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The film begins with five children (Robert, Cyril, Jane, Anthea and The Lamb), that let their father go to the fight in World War I. That's in 1914, but the children are asked to stay at their uncle's house with his son, Horace. While exploring the house, Robert finds a locked door in the Greenhouse and brings the other children. They manage to open the door and discover a creature called It, a sand fairy. They wish to make the house tidy without having to do the work. When they come back, they see dozens of copies of themselves doing the chores and wrecking the house in the attempt.

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