Peter Rabbit (2018)
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A mischievous rabbit and a workaholic human find themselves in a high-stakes war over a country manor.
The story
In Britain's Lake District, Peter Rabbit and his family spend their days stealing vegetables from the garden of the late Mr. McGregor. They are befriended by a local resident named Bea, who paints pictures of them. The status quo is disrupted when Mr. McGregor's great-nephew, Thomas, arrives to inherit the manor. An uptight workaholic who has just been fired from his job in London, Thomas intends to sell the property to start his own toy store. He begins upgrading the garden's security, leading to a series of escalating conflicts between the rabbits and the new owner.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In Britain's Lake District, Peter Rabbit and his family steal vegetables from the garden of the late Mr. McGregor, who died of a heart attack after being caught by Peter. Peter takes over the manor with local animals, while in London, McGregor's great-nephew Thomas is fired from Harrods and inherits the manor. Thomas intends to sell it to open a toy store and begins installing security. When Peter and Benjamin sneak in, Thomas tries to drown Benjamin but drops Bea's binoculars instead. Thomas buys an electric fence and dynamite. Thomas and Bea fall in love, sparking Peter's jealousy. A war of traps ensues, including Peter rewiring the fence to shock Thomas. After a series of accidents involving dynamite and blackberries, Bea breaks up with Thomas. Feeling remorseful, Peter takes Thomas to London to encourage him to follow his heart. They return to the country where Peter proves Thomas was telling the truth about the dynamite. Bea forgives them, and Peter's family helps Thomas stay in the manor while he opens his toy shop in the village.
- First release year
- 2018
- Runtime (minutes)
- 95
- Production countries
- Australia; United Kingdom; United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Will Gluck
- Writers
- Will Gluck · screenplay; Rob Lieber · screenplay; Rob Lieber · story; Will Gluck · story
- Cast and characters
- Rose Byrne · Bea; Domhnall Gleeson · Thomas McGregor; Sam Neill · Mr. McGregor; Marianne Jean-Baptiste · Harrods General Manager; James Corden · Peter Rabbit; Margot Robbie · Flopsy Rabbit; Elizabeth Debicki · Mopsy Rabbit; Daisy Ridley · Cottontail Rabbit
- Genres
- adventure; comedy; drama; children's; fantasy
- Themes
- Family; Recklessness; Consequences; Love
- Tone and mood
- Comedy; Adventure; Family-friendly
- Setting
- Britain's Lake District and London during the modern era.
- Premise and plot tags
- Live-action/Animation hybrid; Based on a book; Talking animals; Garden war
- Source material / true-story basis
- The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
- Franchise connections
- Peter Rabbit
- Content notes
- Allergy bullying
- Reception
- The film received mixed reviews from critics, mainly for its deviations from the source material. It was the biggest family film of 2018 in the UK.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 64% · review count: 148; Metacritic · score: 51 · scale: 100 · review count: 26
- Production trivia
- The film was first revealed in April 2015 through email leaks as a result of the Sony Pictures hack.; Live-action scenes were filmed at Centennial Park in Sydney and in Ambleside, Cumbria UK.; The soundtrack features a version of the song "Steal My Sunshine" by the band Len with the lyrics rewritten to be about Peter Rabbit.
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