Bridge to Terabithia

"Discover a place that will never leave you, and a friendship that will change you forever."

2007 1h 35m EN

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7.4

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85%

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7.2

IMDB

★7.4TMDB · 5,509🍅85%Rotten Tomatoes●74Metacritic★7.2IMDB · 187,192

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Synopsis

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Jesse Aarons trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school. So he's very upset when newcomer Leslie Burke outruns him and everyone else. Despite this and other differences including that she's rich, he's poor, she's a city girl, and he's a country boy the two become fast friends. Together they create Terabithia, a land of monsters, trolls, ogres, and giants where they rule as king and queen.

“Discover a place that will never leave you, and a friendship that will change you forever.”

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Cast

Josh Hutcherson
Jess Aarons
AnnaSophia Robb
Leslie Burke
Zooey Deschanel
Ms. Edmunds
Robert Patrick
Jack Aarons
Bailee Madison
May Belle Aarons
Kate Butler
Mary Aarons
Devon Wood
Brenda Aarons
Emma Fenton
Ellie Aarons

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gábor Csupó
Writers: Jeff Stockwell, David Paterson, Julia Holden
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Mid-budget at $60M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gábor Csupó, shot by Michael Chapman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Aaron Zigman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor John Gilbert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Josh Hutcherson and AnnaSophia Robb and Zooey Deschanel carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Discover a place that will never leave you, and a friendship that will change you forever.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0398808 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gábor Csupó directs. Michael Chapman behind the camera. Aaron Zigman scores. John Gilbert cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Mid-budget at $60M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Released 19 years ago.
3Directed by Gábor Csupó, shot by Michael Chapman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Aaron Zigman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor John Gilbert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Josh Hutcherson and AnnaSophia Robb and Zooey Deschanel carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Discover a place that will never leave you, and a friendship that will change you forever.".
8IMDB entry: tt0398808 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 16 themes, including "friendship", "sibling relationship", "based on novel or book", "bullying".
10Released under 33 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Michael Chapman
Original score: Aaron Zigman
Editing: John Gilbert
Production design: Robert Gillies
Costume design: Barbara Darragh
Makeup / hair: Jane O'Kane
VFX supervisor: Bill Kent
Sound: Gilbert Lake
Stunt coordinator: Allan Poppleton
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $60,000,000
Box office: $137,587,063
Return: 229% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Bridge to Terabithia (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes: 85% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 74/100
IMDB rating: 7.2/10 · 187,192 votes
MPAA: PG

Awards

6 wins & 5 nominations total

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Joe2017-05-05
★ 9/10
Beautiful movie! So sweet, adorable and sad and hard-hitting at times too!
r96sk2020-11-05
★ 7/10
Starts as a run-of-the-mill film, but I'll be honest I didn't see that turn in the second half coming - in a good way. <em>'Bridge to Terabithia'</em>, in my opinion, is just short of being anything more than good, but I go away from viewing it in a much more touched state than I would've predicted at the midway point; the second half is very well done. Josh Hutcherson (Jess) and AnnaSophia Robb (Leslie) make for a fine pairing, I bought their friendship from the beginning - Hutcherson's performance steadily gets better as the film progresses. I also took notice of Robert Patrick (Jack) and Zooey Deschanel (Ms. Edmunds), but it's very much the Hutcherson/Robb show. Overall, it's an endearing film with a pretty creative premise. I like it.