Harold and the Purple Crayon
Everything he draws is about to get real.
2024 • 90 min • Family · Comedy · Adventure · Fantasy
Synopsis
Inside of his book, adventurous Harold can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows up and draws himself off the book's pages and into the physical world, Harold finds he has a lot to learn about real life.
Our family guide
Best from age 6- 100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
- 66 Audience · 377 · 49%
Harold, a boy whose drawings come to life, steps out of his book and into the real world. He discovers that real-life adventures are different from those he creates with his purple crayon, leading to humorous and heartfelt moments. He learns valuable lessons about friendship and imagination.
- Violence & peril
- 1/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 0/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 1/10
- Scary moments
- 1/10
Heads up
- Some moments of mild peril when Harold is adjusting to the real world.
- Brief, whimsical chases involving drawings.
- Characters might express frustration or confusion as they adapt.
What it models well
- Creativity and imagination
- Problem-solving
- Value of friendship
- Embracing change
Talk about it after
- How Harold uses his creativity to solve problems.
- The differences between the world inside the book and the real world.
- How our imagination can help us in everyday life.
- What it means to grow up and face new challenges.
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Top billed cast
Director: Carlos Saldanha • Crew: David Guion, Michael Handelman
Trailers & clips
Extended Preview
Vignette - Imagination
Improv Guy Clip
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Training Day
Film Clip - "Getting Good at This"
Film Clip - "Taking Flight"
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Reviewer notes
RecommendedThere's something about Zachary Levi that I quite like. Like in "Shazam" (2019), he has a boyish charm to him that is engaging to watch. In this, admittedly the story is all pretty thin, but his characterisation has a friendliness to it that I found quite enjoyable. "Harold" is the human manifestation of a fellow who lives quite happily in the land of fiction, but who arrives in the real world to try and find his ...
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 6.6/10 (377)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $40,000,000
- Box office
- $32,227,855
- IMDb
- tt1609486
