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.

The Tale of Despereaux (2008)

Small Mouse. Big Dreams.

★ 6.2/10 December 18, 2008 93 min

AdventureAnimationFamily

Director: Sam Fell, Robert Stevenhagen  ·  Writer: Gary Ross

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.

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Director

Sam Fell Robert Stevenhagen

Cast

Matthew Broderick Despereaux (voice) Dustin Hoffman Roscuro (voice) Emma Watson Princess Pea (voice) Tracey Ullman Miggery Sow (voice) Kevin Kline Chef Andre (voice) Sigourney Weaver The Narrator (voice) William H. Macy Lester (voice) Stanley Tucci Boldo (voice) Ciarán Hinds Botticelli (voice) Robbie Coltrane Gregory (voice) Tony Hale Furlough (voice) Frances Conroy Antoinette (voice)