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Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver

Seen it?

2018 | 109 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, 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 fantasy fans, adventure fans and families. If you loved Peter Pan, start here.
The mood
Feel-good.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 49 min.
What might put you off
  • No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
  • It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

A young orphan boy Jim Button, his best friend Luke and a magical steam engine called Emma travel across the world in search of the truth about where Jim came from. Battling pirates and dragons, outsmarting make-believe giants, they must travel through the Forest of a Thousand Wonders, beyond the End of the World to find the hidden Dragon City.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsBelow par

    Mixed reviews

  • AudiencesBelow par

    6.4 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 9K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Dennis Gansel

  • Henning BaumLukas
  • Solomon GordonJim Knopf
  • Annette FrierMrs. Waas
  • Uwe OchsenknechtKing Alfons
  • Christoph Maria HerbstMr. Ärmel
  • Milan PeschelTur Tur
  • Rick KavanianWilde 13 / Pirate
  • Eden GoughPing Pong
  • Leighanne EsperanzateLi Si
  • Kao ChenminEmperor of Mandala