Movie
The Tale of Despereaux
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.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
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.
More about The Tale of Despereaux
Cast
Matthew BroderickDespereaux (voice)
Dustin HoffmanRoscuro (voice)
Emma WatsonPrincess Pea (voice)
Tracey UllmanMiggery Sow (voice)
Kevin KlineChef Andre (voice)
Sigourney WeaverThe Narrator (voice)
William H. MacyLester (voice)
Stanley TucciBoldo (voice)Credits
- Directed by
- Sam Fell, Robert Stevenhagen
- Written by
- Gary Ross
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $60M
- Box office
- $87M
Production
- Larger Than Life ProductionsUnited States
Themes
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