Paperhouse
A drawing that became a dream. A dream that became reality.
1988 • 92 min • Drama · Fantasy
Synopsis
A young girl lost in the loneliness and boredom of reality finds solace in an ill boy, whom she can visit in a surreal dream world that she drew in her school composition book.
Our family guide
Best from age 10- 65 Audience · 160 · 100%
A lonely girl draws a house that comes to life in her dreams, where she meets a sick boy. Their bond grows in this increasingly vivid and sometimes unsettling imaginary world.
- Violence & peril
- 3/10
- Language
- 2/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 0/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 1/10
- Scary moments
- 6/10
Heads up
- The dream world can be quite intense and unsettling at times
- Some themes of illness and fear of abandonment
- Emotional intensity
What it models well
- Empathy and compassion
- Coping with loneliness
- Power of imagination
- Friendship and connection
Talk about it after
- How dreams can feel real
- Helping others who are sick or struggling
- The importance of imagination in difficult times
- Distinguishing between reality and imagination
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Top billed cast
Director: Bernard Rose • Crew: Matthew Jacobs
Trailers & clips
Paperhouse ≣ 1988 ≣ Trailer
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 6.5/10 (160)
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $241,278
- IMDb
- tt0098061
