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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Stay peculiar.

20166.82h 7m

Overview

A teenager finds himself transported to an island where he must help protect a group of orphans with special powers from creatures intent on destroying them.

Directed by Tim Burton
Written by Ransom Riggs, Jane Goldman
Produced by Jenno Topping, Peter Chernin
Box OfficeBudget: $110.0MRevenue: $296.5M

Top Cast

Eva Green

Eva Green

Miss Peregrine

Asa Butterfield

Asa Butterfield

Jacob Portman

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Barron

Judi Dench

Judi Dench

Miss Avocet

Rupert Everett

Rupert Everett

Ornithologist

Chris O'Dowd

Chris O'Dowd

Franklin Portman

Allison Janney

Allison Janney

Dr. Golan

Ella Purnell

Ella Purnell

Emma Bloom

Terence Stamp

Terence Stamp

Abraham Portman

Milo Parker

Milo Parker

Hugh

Themes & Keywords

waleschildren's homeshapeshiftingfalcontime travelorphansuper powernostalgic1940sbased on young adult novelperegrine

About Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is a fantasy, adventure, drama, family film released in 2016 exploring themes of wales, children's home, shapeshifting, falcon, time travel, orphan. Directed by Tim Burton, it stars Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Samuel L. Jackson. A teenager finds himself transported to an island where he must help protect a group of orphans with special powers from creatures intent on destroying them.

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