Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
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The story
After his grandfather tells him stories of a secret sanctuary for children with extraordinary abilities, Jake Portman travels to the coast of Wales. There, he discovers 'Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children,' a refuge for 'Peculiars' who possess paranormal powers. Jake learns that these children are being hunted by 'Hollowgasts,' monstrous beings who seek to consume their eyes. To stay safe, the children and their protector, Miss Peregrine, live within a time loop. When Jake discovers the truth about the dangers lurking in the shadows, he must navigate the complexities of their hidden world while facing the threat of the hunters who seek to expose and destroy them.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Jake Portman, a teenager who can see 'Hollows' (monsters), travels to a Welsh island to find the sanctuary of Miss Peregrine. He discovers a group of 'Peculiars' living in a time loop set to September 3, 1943, to escape persecution. He meets Emma Bloom and other children with unique abilities. The plot thickens when Jake learns that Mr. Barron, a shapeshifting leader of the Hollows, has been infiltrating their world. Barron poses as Jake's therapist and an ornithologist to find the loop. After a confrontation, Barron captures Miss Peregrine and takes her to a different time loop in Blackpool. Jake and the children must travel through various time loops to rescue her. They eventually defeat the Hollows and Barron. The film ends with Jake returning to 2016, where he finds his grandfather alive due to a temporal shift, and eventually reunites with his friends in 1943 to find a new, safe home.
- First release year
- 2016
- Runtime (minutes)
- 127
- Production countries
- United Kingdom; United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Tim Burton
- Writers
- Jane Goldman · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Eva Green · Miss Alma LeFay Peregrine; Asa Butterfield · Jake Portman; Chris O'Dowd · Franklin "Frank" Portman; Allison Janney · Dr. Nancy Golan; Rupert Everett · John Lamont (credited as "Ornithologist"); Terence Stamp · Abe Portman; Ella Purnell · Emma Bloom; Judi Dench · Miss Esmeralda Avocet; Samuel L. Jackson · Mr. Frederick "Fred" Barron
- Genres
- dark fantasy; fantasy adventure
- Themes
- hidden worlds; protection of the innocent; time manipulation
- Tone and mood
- dark; gothic; eerie
- Setting
- A coastal island in Wales and various time loops across the UK and Europe, primarily set in 1943 and 2016.
- Premise and plot tags
- time travel; supernatural abilities; monsters
- Source material / true-story basis
- 2011 novel by Ransom Riggs
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews, with praise for Tim Burton's direction and visual atmosphere, but criticism for its plot.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 65% · scale: percentage · review count: 259; Metacritic · score: 57 · scale: 100 · review count: 43; CinemaScore · score: B+ · scale: A+ to F
- Production trivia
- Tim Burton makes a cameo appearance as a visitor at the fun fair in Blackpool.; The film's production moved to several locations including Cornwall, England, and Belgium.
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