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The Tale of Despereaux

2008·1h 33m·G
AdventureFantasyAnimationFamilyComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 6.1/10
41,477 votes
Metascore
53
Metacritic

An unusually brave mouse helps to restore happiness to a forlorn kingdom after making friends with a gentleman rat.

The Tale of Despereaux is a 2008 adventure fantasy movie, starring Matthew Broderick, Dustin Hoffman, Tracey Ullman. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.1/10 from 41,477 votes and runs 1h 33m.

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Stars
Matthew Broderick
Dustin Hoffman
Tracey Ullman
Emma Watson
Details
2008-12-19
93 min
Movie
G
★ United Kingdom, United States
★ English
Keywords
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