The Polar Express
The Polar Express
The Polar Express
Watch TrailerWatch Movie
2004
1h 40m
6.7(6655 votes)
Animation
Adventure
Family
Fantasy

Overview

When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.

Where to Watch

Stream

JioHotstar
VI movies and tv

Buy

Apple TV
Google Play Movies
YouTube

Rent

Apple TV
Google Play Movies
YouTube
Amazon Video

Links & Resources

IMDbView

Social & External

IMDb

Production Companies

Golden Mean
Playtone
ImageMovers
Castle Rock Entertainment
Shangri-La Entertainment

Videos & Trailers

10 videos

Cast & Crew

53 members
Acting

Tom Hanks

Hero Boy / Father / Conductor / Hobo / Scrooge / Santa Claus

Tom Hanks
Acting

Leslie Zemeckis

Sister Sarah / Mother

Leslie Zemeckis
Acting

Eddie Deezen

Know-It-All

Eddie Deezen
Acting

Nona Gaye

Hero Girl (voice)

Nona Gaye
Acting

Peter Scolari

Billy - Lonely Boy

Peter Scolari
Acting

Michael Jeter

Smokey / Steamer

Michael Jeter
Acting

Josh Hutcherson

Hero Boy (motion capture)

Josh Hutcherson
Acting

Daryl Sabara

Hero Boy (voice)

Daryl Sabara
Acting

Jimmy Bennett

Lonely Boy (voice)

Jimmy Bennett
Acting

Tinashe

Hero Girl (motion capture)

Tinashe
Acting

Brendan King

Pastry Chef

No Image
Acting

Andy Pellick

Pastry Chef

No Image
Acting

Josh Eli

Waiter

No Image
Acting

Mark Mendonca

Waiter

No Image
Acting

Rolondas Hendricks

Waiter

No Image
Acting

Mark Goodman

Waiter

Mark Goodman
Acting

Jon Scott

Waiter

No Image
Acting

Gregory Gast

Waiter

Gregory Gast
Acting

Sean Scott

Waiter

No Image
Acting

Gordon Hart

Waiter

Gordon Hart
Acting

Chris Coppola

Toothless Boy / Elf

Chris Coppola
Acting

Julene Renee

Red Head Girl / Elf

Julene Renee
Acting

Charles Fleischer

Elf General

Charles Fleischer
Acting

Steven Tyler

Elf Lieutenant / Elf Singer

Steven Tyler
Acting

Phil Fondacaro

Elf

Phil Fondacaro
Acting

Debbie Lee Carrington

Elf

Debbie Lee Carrington
Acting

Mark Povinelli

Elf

Mark Povinelli
Acting

Ed Gale

Elf

Ed Gale
Acting

Dante Pastula

Little Boy

Dante Pastula
Acting

André Sogliuzzo

Smokey / Steamer (voice)

André Sogliuzzo
Acting

Isabella Peregrina

Sister Sarah (voice)

Isabella Peregrina
Acting

Eric Newton

Acrobatic Elf

No Image
Acting

Aidan O'Shea

Acrobatic Elf

No Image
Acting

Aaron Hendry

Acrobatic Elf

Aaron Hendry
Acting

Kevin C. Carr

Acrobatic Elf

Kevin C. Carr
Acting

Bee Jay Joyer

Acrobatic Elf

No Image
Acting

Jena Carpenter

Acrobatic Elf

Jena Carpenter
Crew

Karine Mauffrey

Acrobatic Elf

Karine Mauffrey
Acting

Elisabeth P. Carpenter

Acrobatic Elf

Elisabeth P. Carpenter
Acting

Bill Forchion

Acrobatic Elf

Bill Forchion
Acting

Devin Henderson

Acrobatic Elf

No Image
Acting

Sagiv Ben-Binyamin

Acrobatic Elf

No Image
Acting

Ashly Holloway

Sister Sarah

Ashly Holloway
Acting

Jimmy 'Jax' Pinchak

Know-It-All

Jimmy 'Jax' Pinchak
Acting

Chantel Valdivieso

Hero Girl

Chantel Valdivieso
Acting

Hayden McFarland

Lonely Boy

Hayden McFarland
Acting

Connor Matheus

Toothless Boy

Connor Matheus
Acting

Evan Sabara

Young Boy

Evan Sabara
Acting

Jack Angel

Wolves (uncredited)

Jack Angel
Acting

Rodger Bumpass

Wolves (uncredited)

Rodger Bumpass
Acting

Dylan Cash

Boy (voice) (uncredited)

Dylan Cash
Acting

Cody Klop

Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)

Cody Klop
Acting

Patrick Stogner

(uncredited)

Patrick Stogner

Similar Movies

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
5.5
2003

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

The Angels are charged with finding a pair of missing rings that are encoded with the personal information of members of the Witness Protection Program. As informants are killed, the ladies target a rogue agent who might be responsible.

Movie
The Nightmare Before Christmas
7.8
1993

The Nightmare Before Christmas

Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning. But as Christmas approaches, Jack's rag-doll girlfriend, Sally, tries to foil his misguided plans.

Movie
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
5.6
2006

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties

Jon and Garfield visit the United Kingdom, where a case of mistaken cat identity finds Garfield ruling over a castle. His reign is soon jeopardized by the nefarious Lord Dargis, who has designs on the estate.

Movie
The Parent Trap
7.2
1998

The Parent Trap

Hallie Parker and Annie James are identical twins who were separated at a young age due to their parents' divorce. Unbeknownst to their parents, the girls are sent to the same summer camp, where they meet, discover the truth about their relationship, and come up with a plan to switch places in an effort to reunite their mother and father.

Movie
The Phantom
5.3
1996

The Phantom

The 21st successor to the role of Bengalla's resident superhero must travel to New York to prevent a rich madman from obtaining three magic skulls that would give him the secret to ultimate power.

Movie
The Day I Met Caruso
1956

The Day I Met Caruso

A ten-year-old girl meets famed opera singer Enrico Caruso on a train between Boston and New York. She admonishes him for his extravagant lifestyle, but she is softened up somewhat when Caruso begins to sing arias from her favorite operas.

Movie
Toys
5.3
1992

Toys

Leslie Zevo is a fun-loving inventor who must save his late father's toy factory from his evil uncle, Leland, a war-mongering general who rules the operation with an iron fist and builds weapons disguised as toys.

Movie
VeggieTales: The Best Christmas Gift
6.0
2019

VeggieTales: The Best Christmas Gift

Bob and Larry are preparing for their first Christmas show in Mr. Nezzer's theater and the show seems to be headed for disaster. Bob begins to wonder how to celebrate Christmas when everything is going wrong. It's when the Veggies go back to the very first Christmas, where times were tough and things didn't seem to be working out, that they all learn the promise of Christmas - God is with us. It's a timeless story of hope that every family will enjoy!

Movie
Junk Head
6.6
2022

Junk Head

Mankind can no longer reproduce because of gene manipulation aimed at making life longer. The clones ruling the bottomless underworld may have become fertile. Parton is selected to go on a mission through a subterranean labyrinth crawling with monsters to secure humanity's future.

Movie
The Muppet Christmas Carol
7.4
1992

The Muppet Christmas Carol

A retelling of the classic Dickens tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, miser extraordinaire. He is held accountable for his dastardly ways during night-time visitations by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future.

Movie
My Father the Hero
5.3
1994

My Father the Hero

A teenage girl on vacation in the Bahamas with her divorced father tries to impress a potential boyfriend by saying that her father is actually her lover. Remake of the 1991 French film Mon père, ce héros.

Movie
The Karate Kid Part III
5.9
1989

The Karate Kid Part III

Despondent over the closing of his karate school, Cobra Kai teacher John Kreese joins a ruthless businessman and martial artist to get revenge on Daniel and Mr. Miyagi.

Movie
Miracle on 34th Street
6.7
1994

Miracle on 34th Street

Six-year-old Susan Walker has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle—Santa Claus. Her mother told her the secret about Santa a long time ago, but, after meeting a special department store Santa who's convinced he's the real thing, Susan is given the most precious gift of all—something to believe in.

Movie
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
7.1
1996

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Isolated bell-ringer Quasimodo wishes to leave Notre Dame tower against the wishes of Judge Claude Frollo, his stern guardian and Paris' strait-laced Minister of Justice. His first venture to the outside world finds him Esmeralda, a kind-hearted and fearless Romani woman who openly stands up to Frollo's tyranny.

Movie
Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas
5.7
2019

Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas

The quirky and heart-warming story of Jess, who goes on the greatest first date of her life, but inadvertently ‘ghosts’ Ben when she tragically dies in a car accident on the way home. Stuck on Earth, with no idea how to ascend, Jess will need the help of her best friend Kara, the only person who can still see and hear her.

Movie
Mannequin
6.9
1987

Mannequin

Jonathan Switcher, an unemployed artist, finds a job as an assistant window dresser for a department store. When Jonathan happens upon a beautiful mannequin he previously designed, she springs to life and introduces herself as Emmy, an Egyptian under an ancient spell. Despite interference from the store's devious manager, Jonathan and his mannequin fall in love while creating eye-catching window displays to keep the struggling store in business.

Movie
My Music: A Classic Christmas
7.5
2019

My Music: A Classic Christmas

Gavin MacLeod and Marion Ross host a Christmas celebration that features classic performances of popular holiday standards and traditional carols performed, throughout decades past, by an array of artists, including Andy Williams, Bing Crosby, Perry Como, Johnny Mathis, Brenda Lee, Eddy Arnold, Nat King Cole, Judy Garland, Mitch Miller and the Gang, Gene Autry, Jimmy Boyd, the Supremes, Rosemary Clooney, the Lennon Sisters, Burl Ives, Mahalia Jackson, Mitzi Gaynor, Julie Andrews, the Beach Boys, the Carpenters, Jose Feliciano, the Drifters, Ronnie Spector, the Harry Simeone Chorale, and David Bowie.

Movie
Frequency
7.3
2000

Frequency

When a rare phenomenon gives police officer John Sullivan the chance to speak to his father, 30 years in the past, he takes the opportunity to prevent his dad's tragic death. After his actions inadvertently give rise to a series of brutal murders he and his father must find a way to fix the consequences of altering time.

Movie
Mistletoe Time Machine
5.1
2022

Mistletoe Time Machine

Three friends become estranged following a disastrous holiday talent show performance and, a decade later, are sent back in time to relive their senior year of high school thanks to Santa’s magic spell.

Movie
A Christmas Movie Christmas
5.5
2019

A Christmas Movie Christmas

Eve is a Christmas movie fanatic and dreams of having a movie-perfect Christmas with a movie-perfect boyfriend. On Christmas Eve, when Eve and her cynical sister Lacy make wishes to Santa, they wake up in Christmas Town and find themselves trapped inside a Christmas movie where they are the stars. But when things start to go wrong, and Eve's knowledge of all things Christmas movie fails to fix things, Eve and Lacy try to find a way out of the picture-perfect Christmas and back to reality.

Movie

Recommended Movies

A Christmas Carol
6.9
2009

A Christmas Carol

Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.

Movie
Cast Away
7.7
2000

Cast Away

Chuck Noland, a top international manager for FedEx, and Kelly, a Ph.D. student, are in love and heading towards marriage. Then Chuck's plane to Malaysia crashes at sea during a terrible storm. He's the only survivor, and finds himself marooned on a desolate island. With no way to escape, Chuck must find ways to survive in his new home.

Movie
Elf
6.7
2003

Elf

When young Buddy falls into Santa's gift sack on Christmas Eve, he's transported back to the North Pole and raised as a toy-making elf by Santa's helpers. But as he grows into adulthood, he can't shake the nagging feeling that he doesn't belong. Buddy vows to visit Manhattan and find his real dad, a workaholic.

Movie
The Terminal
7.4
2004

The Terminal

An Eastern European tourist unexpectedly finds himself stranded in JFK airport, and must take up temporary residence there.

Movie
The Jungle Book 2
5.9
2003

The Jungle Book 2

Mowgli has been living in the man-village with his little stepbrother Ranjan and his best friend Shanti. But the man-cub still has that jungle rhythm in his heart, and he misses his old buddies Baloo and Bagheera. When Mowgli wanders back to the wild for some swingin' fun, he soon finds the man-eating tiger Shere Khan is lurking in the shadows and planning his revenge.

Movie
Shark Tale
6.0
2004

Shark Tale

Oscar is a small fish whose big aspirations often get him into trouble. Meanwhile, Lenny is a great white shark with a surprising secret that no sea creature would guess: He's a vegetarian. When a lie turns Oscar into an improbable hero and Lenny becomes an outcast, the two form an unlikely friendship.

Movie
Road to Perdition
7.3
2002

Road to Perdition

Mike Sullivan works as a hit man for crime boss John Rooney. Sullivan views Rooney as a father figure, however after his son is witness to a killing, Mike Sullivan finds himself on the run in attempt to save the life of his son and at the same time looking for revenge on those who wronged him.

Movie
The Simpsons Movie
7.0
2007

The Simpsons Movie

After Homer accidentally pollutes the town's water supply, Springfield is encased in a gigantic dome by the EPA and the Simpsons are declared fugitives.

Movie
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
7.5
1988

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

'Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime suspect.

Movie
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
6.8
2004

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Three wealthy children's parents are killed in a fire. When they are sent to a distant relative, they find out that he is plotting to kill them and seize their fortune.

Movie
A League of Their Own
7.2
1992

A League of Their Own

As America's stock of athletic young men is depleted during World War II, a professional all-female baseball league springs up in the Midwest, funded by publicity-hungry candy maker Walter Harvey. Competitive sisters Dottie Hinson and Kit Keller spar with each other, scout Ernie Capadino and grumpy has-been coach Jimmy Dugan on their way to fame.

Movie
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse
6.9
2001

Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse

When a huge snowstorm leaves everyone stranded, Mickey and all of his guests at the House of Mouse, including Pooh, Belle, Snow White, Cinderella, Ariel and many more of his old and new friends, break out the cookies and hot chocolate to help Donald mend his tattered Christmas spirit.

Movie
White Christmas
7.2
1954

White Christmas

Two talented song-and-dance men team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show business. In time they befriend and become romantically involved with the beautiful Haynes sisters who comprise a sister act.

Movie
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
7.0
2011

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

A year after his father's death, Oskar, a troubled young boy, discovers a mysterious key he believes was left for him by his father and embarks on a scavenger hunt to find the matching lock.

Movie
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
6.8
2000

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

The Grinch decides to rob Whoville of Christmas - but a dash of kindness from little Cindy Lou Who and her family may be enough to melt his heart...

Movie
The Da Vinci Code
6.7
2006

The Da Vinci Code

A murder in Paris’ Louvre Museum and cryptic clues in some of Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous paintings lead to the discovery of a religious mystery. For 2,000 years a secret society closely guards information that — should it come to light — could rock the very foundations of Christianity.

Movie
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
6.5
2002

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

A young Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept him while she comes to terms with her heritage and cultural identity.

Movie
Deep Red
7.7
1975

Deep Red

An English pianist living in Rome witnesses the brutal murder of his psychic neighbor. With the help of a tenacious young reporter, he tries to discover the killer using very unconventional methods. The two are soon drawn into a shocking web of dementia and violence.

Movie
Robots
6.5
2005

Robots

Rodney Copperbottom is a young robot inventor who dreams of making the world a better place, until the evil Ratchet takes over Bigweld Industries. Now, Rodney's dreams – and those of his friends – are in danger of becoming obsolete.

Movie
Pokémon: The First Movie
6.9
1998

Pokémon: The First Movie

Determined to prove its superiority, a bio-engineered Pokémon called Mewtwo lures Ash, Pikachu and others into a Pokemon match like none before.

Movie