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Tomorrowland: a World Beyond

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Tomorrowland: a World Beyond

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Sci-fi adventure starring George Clooney, Hugh Laurie and Britt Robertson. When teenage whizzkid Casey Newton obtains a mysterious pin that gives her visions of a futuristic utopia, her life is suddenly plunged into danger. The only person who can help Casey to survive, find Tomorrowland and save the world is former boy inventor Frank Walker. But he's now a bitter, grizzled recluse who just wants to be left alone.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Stella Papamichael

The Tomorrowland theme park at Disneyland was the jumping-off point for director Brad Bird when he came up with this hugely ambitious, totally beguiling, mind-bending trip. As well as being a fun rollercoaster ride, it's a call to action for kids to take ownership of the future or else inherit a troubled planet. Among them is science buff Casey (Britt Robertson) who has a vision of a Jetsons-style futuristic utopia, which may be an illusion, except that a little girl called Athena (Raffey Cassidy) claims she can take her there. She also introduces Casey to a bitter old inventor (a gruff George Clooney) who has had similar experiences. Bird peels away the layers of a complex story - taking in time travel, environmental issues and philosophical musings on the nature of reality - to reveal the bigger picture. The all-action finale (where Hugh Laurie plays a pivotal role) is a tad sketchy but getting to this place is a true voyage of discovery, with lots of retro-cool stylings and eye-popping set pieces (a rocket launching from the Eiffel Tower is mightily impressive). Enlightening stuff for older children and it's a blast, too.

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Cast

rolenameFrank WalkerGeorge ClooneyDavid NixHugh LaurieCasey NewtonBrittany RobertsonAthenaRaffey CassidyEddie NewtonTim McGrawUrsulaKathryn HahnHugoKeegan-Michael KeyFrank's dadChris BauerNate NewtonPierce GagnonYoung Frank WalkerThomas RobinsonMomJudy GreerTough guardDarren Shahlavi

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rolenameDirectorBrad Bird

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Theatrical distributor

Disney

Released on

2015-05-22

Languages

English | Japanese | French

Guidance

Some violence

Available on

DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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