The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet
Seen it?2013 | 105 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office loss, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans and families. If you loved The Polar Express, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 45 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
A 10-year-old child prodigy cartographer secretly leaves his family's ranch in Montana where he lives with his cowboy father and scientist mother and travels across the country on board a freight train to receive an award at the Smithsonian Institute.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
78% on Rotten Tomatoes, 53 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.9 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$9 million worldwide on a $33 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 118K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
- Kyle CatlettT.S. Spivet
- Helena Bonham CarterDr. Clair
- Judy DavisG.H. Jibsen
- Callum Keith RennieFather
- Niamh WilsonGracie
- Jakob DaviesLayton
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- Julian RichingsRicky