The Pagemaster (1994)

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All the adventure your imagination can hold.

Rich knows a lot about accidents. So much so, he is scared to do anything that might endanger him, like riding his bike, or climbing into his treehouse. While in an old library, he is mystically transported into the unknown world of books, and he has to try and get home again.

• Released: 1994-11-23
• Genres: Family, Fantasy, Animation
• Runtime: 1h 15m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 811 votes

Directed by Pixote Hunt, Joe Johnston.

Top cast

• Macaulay Culkin as Richard Tyler
• Christopher Lloyd as The Pagemaster (voice) / Mr. Dewey
• Patrick Stewart as Adventure (voice)
• Whoopi Goldberg as Fantasy (voice)
• Frank Welker as Horror (voice)
• Leonard Nimoy as Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde (voice)
• Ed Begley Jr. as Alan Tyler
• Mel Harris as Claire Tyler
• George Hearn as Captain Ahab (voice)
• Dorian Harewood as Jamaican Pirates (voice)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Pagemaster

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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