The Tale of Despereaux Movie Information

	Your Favorites New Movies Box Office AA Noms/Winners All Movies Classics Coming Soon Search	Your Favorites Nearby Theaters By Region Search

| Register Now

View Photo Gallery

Remove ads with our VIP Service

Ratings / Reviews

Reader Reviews

Quick Summary

Rating	#	%
See Now!	2	67
Good	0	0
Wait for Rental	1	33
Stay Away!	0	0
3 Total Reviews

Read all Reader Reviews

How would you rate this movie?

View movie reviews

The Tale of Despereaux
Once upon a time, in the faraway kingdom of Dor, there was magic in the air, laughter aplenty and gallons of mouthwatering soup. But an accident left the King broken-hearted, the Princess filled with longing and the townsfolk without their soup. Sunlight disappeared. The world became gray. All hope was lost in this land -- until Despereaux Tilling was born.

A modern fairy tale, The Tale of Despereaux tells the story of four unlikely heroes: Despereaux (Matthew Broderick), a brave mouse banished to the dungeon for speaking with a human; Roscuro (Dustin Hoffman), a good-hearted rat who loves light and soup, but is exiled to darkness; Pea (Emma Watson), a Princess in a gloomy castle who is prisoner to her fathers grief; and Mig (Tracey Ullman), a servant girl who longs to be a Princess, but is forced to serve the jailer.

Tiny and graced with oversized ears, Despereaux was born too big for his little world. Refusing to live his life cowering, he befriends a Princess named Pea and learns to read (rather than eat) books, reveling in stories of knights, dragons and fair maidens. Banished from Mouseworld for being more man than mouse, Despereaux is rescued by another outcast, Roscuro, who also wants to hear the tales. But when the Princess dismisses Roscuros friendship, he becomes the ultimate rat and plots revenge with fellow outsider Mig.

After Pea is kidnapped, Despereaux discovers he is the only one who can rescue her and that even the tiniest mouse can find the courage of a knight in shining armor.

In this tale of bravery, forgiveness and redemption, one small creature will teach a kingdom that it takes only a little light to show the truth: what you look like doesn't equal what you are.

Starring Matthew Broderick, Kevin Kline, William H. Macy, Dustin Hoffman, Christopher Lloyd, Sigourney Weaver, Emma Watson, Tracey Ullman

Directed by Sam Fell, Rob Stevenhagen

Running Time - 1:27
Genre - Animation
Opened in Theaters - Friday, December 19, 2008 (14 years ago)

Add Movie to Favorites

Showtimes

This movie is not currently playing in theaters.

Home Video

This movie may be available now on home video.

Search Amazon.com for The Tale of Despereaux
on Blu-ray, DVD, and Instant Video

Multimedia

Looking for More Information?

Search Google for more information about this movie:

New Movies - Box Office - Favorite Movies - All Movies
Coming Soon - Search

Home - About Us - Ad Info - Feedback
News Headlines - Theaters - Movies - Reader Reviews - Movie Links
Your Account - VIP Service