The Tale of Despereaux (2008)
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Small Mouse. Big Dreams.
Once upon a time... in the far away kingdom of Dor... lived a brave and virtuous mouse with comically oversized ears who dreamt of becoming a knight. Banished from his home for having such lofty ambitions, Despereaux sets off on an amazing adventure with his good-hearted rat friend Roscuro, who leads him, at long last, on a very noble quest to rescue an endangered princess and save an entire kingdom from darkness.
- Released: 2008-12-18
- Genres: Adventure, Animation, Family
- Runtime: 1h 33m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10 from 1,046 votes
Directed by Robert Stevenhagen, Sam Fell.
Top cast
- Matthew Broderick as Despereaux (voice)
- Dustin Hoffman as Roscuro (voice)
- Emma Watson as Princess Pea (voice)
- Tracey Ullman as Miggery Sow (voice)
- Kevin Kline as Chef Andre (voice)
- Sigourney Weaver as The Narrator (voice)
- William H. Macy as Lester (voice)
- Stanley Tucci as Boldo (voice)
- Ciarán Hinds as Botticelli (voice)
- Robbie Coltrane as Gregory (voice)
Where to watch The Tale of Despereaux
- United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
- India: stream on JioHotstar; rent on Amazon Video
- Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
- Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
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