Thomas and the Magic Railroad
Little Engines CAN Do Big Things...
Little Engines CAN Do Big Things...
Animation, Drama, Family
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2000
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Mr. Conductor's supply of magic gold dust, which allows him to travel between Shining Time and Thomas's island, is critically low. Unfortunately, he doesn't know how to get more. Meanwhile, Thomas is fending off attacks by the nasty diesel engines. Getting more gold dust will require help from Mr. C's slacker cousin, his new friend Lily and her morose grandfather, plus the secret engine.
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Rated:
G
Runtime:
84 min
Release date:
14 Jul 2000
Country:
GB, US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$19,000,000
Revenue:
$19,748,009
Awards:
2 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Scenes with Peter Fonda as a melancholy grandfather -- he couldn't get a cherished engine running in time for his late wife to ride it -- periodically bring the movie screeching to a halt.
– Lisa Alspector,
Chicago Reader,
19 May 2008
rotten:
If all this sounds convoluted, well, it's a toddlers' film and anything goes.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
It's very slow, though it does offer a respite from the overactive animation that kids are mostly subjected to.
– Elvis Mitchell,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
rotten:
A really unnecessary movie, whose purpose is primarily to promote the inevitable home video.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
5 Apr 2002
fresh:
For the target audience -- probably between 3 and 5 -- it is bang on target.
– Mark Adams,
Hollywood Reporter,
1 Jan 2000