# Peter Pan (1953)

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**Runtime**: 77 min
**Genres**: Animation, Family, Adventure, Fantasy
**Directed by**: Wilfred Jackson, Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske
**Written by**: Ted Sears, William Cottrell, Joe Rinaldi
**Starring**: Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont, Hans Conried, Bill Thompson, Heather Angel, Paul Collins

> *It will live in your heart forever!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Third-tier adults learn it’s harder to grow up than to imagine staying small. Three siblings chase a flying narcissist to an island where unwritten rules apply. The takeaway isn’t Neverland; it’s how memory keeps rewriting the ending.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, cozy

**Critic & audience scores**: IMDb 7.3/10 (164153 users) · Rotten Tomatoes 79% · Metacritic 76/100

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