Harold and the Purple Crayon (2024)

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Everything he draws is about to get real.

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.

• Released: 2024-07-31
• Genres: Family, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
• Runtime: 1h 30m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 398 votes

Directed by Carlos Saldanha.

Top cast

• Zachary Levi as Harold
• Lil Rel Howery as Moose
• Zooey Deschanel as Terry
• Benjamin Bottani as Mel
• Tanya Reynolds as Porcupine
• Jemaine Clement as Gary
• Alfred Molina as Narrator (voice)
• Pete Gardner as Detective Love
• Camille Guaty as Junior Detective Silva
• Ravi Patel as Prasad

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Harold and the Purple Crayon

• United States: stream on Hulu; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, FlixFling; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, Zee5, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, FlixFling, Amazon Video, Plex; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on JustWatch TV Store, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV

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