Poster for The Polar Express

The Polar Express

2004, adventure, animation, fantasy

100 minutes

When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.

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based on 9 critics

Cast

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Hero Boy / Father / Conductor / Hobo / Scrooge / Santa Claus

Leslie Zemeckis

Leslie Zemeckis

Sister Sarah / Mother

Eddie Deezen

Eddie Deezen

Know-It-All

Nona Gaye

Nona Gaye

Hero Girl (voice)

Peter Scolari

Peter Scolari

Billy - Lonely Boy

Michael Jeter

Michael Jeter

Smokey / Steamer

Josh Hutcherson

Josh Hutcherson

Hero Boy

Daryl Sabara

Daryl Sabara

Hero Boy (voice)

Jimmy Bennett

Jimmy Bennett

Lonely Boy (voice)

Brendan King

Pastry Chef

Andy Pellick

Pastry Chef

Josh Eli

Waiter

Mark Mendonca

Waiter

Mark Goodman

Mark Goodman

Waiter

Jon Scott

Waiter

Gregory Gast

Waiter

Sean Scott

Waiter

Gordon Hart

Gordon Hart

Waiter

Chris Coppola

Chris Coppola

Toothless Boy / Elf

Julene Renee

Julene Renee

Red Head Girl / Elf

Charles Fleischer

Charles Fleischer

Elf General

Steven Tyler

Steven Tyler

Elf Lieutenant / Elf Singer

Ed Gale

Ed Gale

Elf

Dante Pastula

Little Boy

André Sogliuzzo

André Sogliuzzo

Smokey / Steamer (voice)

Isabella Peregrina

Isabella Peregrina

Sister Sarah (voice)

Eric Newton

Acrobatic Elf

Aidan O'Shea

Acrobatic Elf

Aaron Hendry

Acrobatic Elf

Kevin C. Carr

Acrobatic Elf

Bee Jay Joyer

Acrobatic Elf

Jena Carpenter

Acrobatic Elf

Karine Mauffrey

Acrobatic Elf

Elisabeth P. Carpenter

Acrobatic Elf

Bill Forchion

Acrobatic Elf

Devin Henderson

Acrobatic Elf

Sagiv Ben-Binyamin

Acrobatic Elf

Ashly Holloway

Sister Sarah

Jimmy

Jimmy "Jax" Pinchak

Know-It-All

Chantel Valdivieso

Hero Girl

Hayden McFarland

Hayden McFarland

Lonely Boy

Connor Matheus

Toothless Boy

Evan Sabara

Evan Sabara

Young Boy

Jack Angel

Jack Angel

Wolves (uncredited)

Rodger Bumpass

Rodger Bumpass

Wolves (uncredited)

Dylan Cash

Dylan Cash

Boy (voice) (uncredited)

Cody Klop

Additional Voices (voice) (uncredited)

Patrick Stogner

(uncredited)

Tinashe Kachingwe

Tinashe Kachingwe

Hero Girl (motion capture)

Crew

Art

Erin Collins Butler

Art department coordinator

Diana Goodwin

Art department coordinator

James Hegedus

Art direction

Tony Fanning

Art direction

Norman Newberry

Art direction

Alicia Maccarone

Art direction

Scott Herbertson

Assistant art director

Andrew L Jones

Assistant art director

John P. Goldsmith

Assistant art director

Mike Stassi

Assistant art director

Jim Wallis

Assistant art director

Rick Carter

Rick Carter

Production design

Doug Chiang

Production design

Robin L. Miller

Property master

Karen O'Hara

Set decoration

Jeffrey Beck

Set designer

Jackson Bishop

Set designer

Masako Masuda

Set designer

Todd Cherniawsky

Set designer

Cathlyn Marshall

Set designer

Smokey Stover

Set designer

Kseniya Hoppe

Set designer

Kenneth A. Larson

Set designer

Camera

Patrick B. O'Brien

Camera operator

David Howard

Camera operator

Matt Cohen

Camera operator

François Duhamel

François Duhamel

Still photographer

Costume and make-up

Joanna Johnston

Joanna Johnston

Costume design

Pamela Wise

Costume supervisor

Ketty Gonzalez

Hairstylist

Avneet Kaur

Hairstylist

Scott Parrish

Hairstylist

Cinzia Zanetti

Makeup artist

Daniel C. Striepeke

Daniel C. Striepeke

Makeup artist

Robert Ryan

Makeup artist

Jane English

Makeup artist

Robert Norin

Makeup artist

Angie Wells

Angie Wells

Makeup artist

Leo Corey Castellano

Makeup artist

Donna Cicatelli-Lewis

Makeup artist

Nacoma Whobrey

Makeup artist

Tegan Taylor

Makeup artist

Karen Westerfield

Makeup artist

Lisa Buono

Makeup artist

Nadege Schoenfeld

Makeup artist

Dale Condit

Makeup artist

Bill Myer

Makeup artist

Crew

Michael Lantieri

Special effects coordinator

Allen Robinson

Stunt coordinator

Timothy Eaton

Visual effects editor

James Andrykowski

Visual effects editor

Directing

Robert Zemeckis

Robert Zemeckis

Director

Josh McLaglen

Josh McLaglen

First assistant director

Luca Kouimelis

Script supervisor

Rick Kelly

Second assistant director

Editing

Jonathan Null

Dialogue editor

Lighting

Production

Gabriela Ríos

, production coordinator

Debbie Denise

Associate producer

Peter M. Tobyansen

Associate producer

Scot Boland

Casting

Steven J. Boyd

Co-producer

Chris Van Allsburg

Executive producer

Jack Rapke

Executive producer

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Executive producer

Steve Starkey

Steve Starkey

Producer

William Teitler

Producer

Gary Goetzman

Gary Goetzman

Producer

Robert Zemeckis

Robert Zemeckis

Producer

Josh McLaglen

Josh McLaglen

Unit production manager, associate producer

Sound

Cary Weitz

Boom operator

Kenneth Karman

Music editor

Alan Silvestri

Alan Silvestri

Original music composer, ,

Randy Thom

Randy Thom

Sound designer, sound re-recording mixer

David C. Hughes

Sound effects editor

Scott Guitteau

Sound effects editor

Dennis S. Sands

Sound re-recording mixer

Tom Johnson

Tom Johnson

Sound re-recording mixer

Ronald G. Roumas

Sound recordist

Brian Magerkurth

Sound recordist

Dennis Leonard

Dennis Leonard

Supervising sound editor

Writing

Visual effects

Jim Berney

Visual effects supervisor

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