Hook

To live would be an awfully big adventure.

1991 • 142 min • Adventure · Fantasy · Comedy · Family

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Synopsis

The boy who wasn't supposed to grow up—Peter Pan—does just that, becoming a soulless corporate lawyer whose workaholism could cost him his wife and kids. During his trip to see Granny Wendy in London, the vengeful Capt. Hook kidnaps Peter's kids and forces Peter to return to Neverland.

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Best from age 7

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100 Reviewers · 3 · 53%
68 Audience · 5818 · 47%

Adult Peter Banning, a workaholic lawyer, has forgotten his past as Peter Pan. When Captain Hook kidnaps his children, Peter must return to Neverland to reclaim his identity and rescue them, aided by Tinker Bell and the Lost Boys. It's a journey of self-discovery and defending family.

Violence & peril: 3/10
Language: 2/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 1/10
Romance & sensuality: 1/10
Scary moments: 4/10

Heads up

Some peril and sword fighting
Children are kidnapped and threatened
Fantastical creatures can be menacing

What it models well

Family comes first
Imagination and play
Self-discovery and growth
Courage and loyalty

Talk about it after

What it means to grow up without losing your inner child
The importance of keeping promises
How memories shape who we are

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Top billed cast

Director: Steven Spielberg • Crew: Malia Scotch Marmo, James V. Hart

Trailers & clips

Official Trailer

Peter Meets Rufio & The Lost Boys

Reviewer notes

Recommended
Ok, so it's not the original 1953 Disney classic, but it is still a great fun adventure that, surely, brings out the kid in all of us. "Peter Banning" is an hot shot businessman who rather carelessly neglects his family. When he heads to London from the USA with them to meet with "Granny Wendy" (Dame Maggie Smith) we learn that he was adopted, but only after being discovered by the old lady who looked after a grea...
Geronimo1967, TMDB Community

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers
There will never be a better Peter Pan movie ever. This movie is so old but every time I watch it, I love it.
SoSmooth1982, TMDB Community

Recommended
What if Peter Pan grew up and forgot who he was? What if he returned to Neverland? RELEASED IN 1991 and directed by Steven Spielberg, "Hook" stars Robin Williams as a corporate American Lawyer who must go to the island of Neverland after his two kids are kidnapped in London by Captain Hook (Dustin Hoffman). He has misadventures with the fairy Tinkerbell (Julia Roberts), pirates and a group of ragtag lost boys l...
Wuchak, TMDB Community