The Velveteen Rabbit
Seen it?2003 | 24 min | Animation, Family
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office, 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
- Great for parents and kids watching together and animation lovers. One the grown-ups won't mind watching too. Sits nicely alongside My Little Pony: A New Generation or Toy Story 3.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Lively and easy to follow, at 24 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
- What might put you off
- Skip it if you can't get past animation (your loss).
Using vivid clay animation, this adaptation of the classic children's book is a feast for the eyes. Although the velveteen rabbit is the favorite plaything of a young boy, the more modern, mechanical toys hold the stuffed bunny in contempt … except the rabbit's single friend, the skin horse, who has become real. As the horse explains the mystery of how to become real, a fable about the transforming power of love and imagination unfolds.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 142K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Lindsay Van Blerk
- Michelle ScottVelveteen Rabbit
- Ronald FranceSkin Horse
- Daniel J KennellyBoy
- Brenda WehleNana
- Alison FraserNursery Fairy
- Henry StrozierDoctor
- Dennis BlairWild Rabbit
- Jennifer ShapiroNarrator