Bridge to Terabithia

5.00
    Bridge to Terabithia
    2007

    Synopsis

    Jesse Aarons trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school. So he's very upset when newcomer Leslie Burke outruns him and everyone else. Despite this and other differences including that she's rich, he's poor, she's a city girl, and he's a country boy the two become fast friends. Together they create Terabithia, a land of monsters, trolls, ogres, and giants where they rule as king and queen.

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    Cast

    • Josh HutchersonJess Aarons
    • AnnaSophia RobbLeslie Burke
    • Zooey DeschanelMs. Edmunds
    • Robert PatrickJack Aarons
    • Bailee MadisonMay Belle Aarons
    • Kate ButlerMary Aarons
    • Devon WoodBrenda Aarons
    • Emma FentonEllie Aarons
    • Grace BranniganJoyce Aarons
    • Latham GainesBill Burke

    Recommendations

    • 90

      Village Voice

      Director Gabor Csupo of Rugrats "fame" steer clear of cutesy tween stereotypes, but it's Jess's relationship with his father, played by Robert Patrick, that elevates Terabithia from a good kids movie to a classic contender.
    • 90

      Washington Post

      The news is good for Bridge to Terabithia fans. The beloved children's book has not just survived but thrived in its adaptation to the screen.
    • 90

      Los Angeles Times

      A wonderfully heart-wrenching love story for tweens, teens, and even adults who fondly remember when a friendship could be ignited by a gesture as simple as offering a stick of Juicy Fruit.
    • 88

      ReelViews

      This is easily the best family feature of the early year.
    • 75

      Chicago Tribune

      Elaborately mounted, expensively produced and filmed with style and empathy, it's an adaptation of Paterson's Newbery Medal-winning book that manages to expand the original vision, yet preserve much of its intense emotion.
    • 75

      Seattle Post-Intelligencer

      The two young actors -- Hutcherson and Robb -- are terrific and unpretentious.
    • 70

      The Hollywood Reporter

      The fantasy-adventure incorporates the novel's magical and emotional elements without overplaying either -- a balance that hasn't always proven easy to maintain in the world of kid-lit adaptation.
    • 70

      Variety

      Some literal-minded attempts at magical realism are redeemed by the film's emotional texture, winning chemistry between the tyke leads and scrupulous adherence to a childlike point of view.

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