Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- whimsical
- eerie
- macabre
- family fantasy night
- halloween viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film visually distinctive and imaginatively gothic, but considered its narrative and emotional writing weaker than its production design.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Tim Burton emphasizes peculiar children, strange creatures, blackly comic menace, and ornate gothic production design.
Miss Peregrine's home is protected through a time loop connected to the 1940s, making temporal repetition central to the setting and plot.
Jacob finds acceptance among children whose extraordinary abilities distinguish them from ordinary society and ultimately recognizes his own difference.
The children's home and powers are presented as playful and wondrous while the enemies and creatures receive frightening, grotesque designs.
Films like Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, and why
The House with a Clock in Its Walls
gothic fantasy, eccentric outsiders, stylized creature design, and a young protagonist entering a hidden supernatural world
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
young-adult fantasy adventure involving time displacement, magical children, dangerous supernatural enemies, and striking production design
Edward Scissorhands
Tim Burton gothic whimsy, outsider protagonists, macabre imagery, and a visually distinctive fantasy world
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
time-loop fantasy, wartime setting, young heroes, and a mysterious supernatural threat
Movie Details
- Director
- Tim Burton
- Release Date
- 2016-09-28
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (10636)
Cast
- Eva Green
- Asa Butterfield
- Samuel L. Jackson
- Judi Dench
- Rupert Everett
- Chris O'Dowd
- Allison Janney
- Ella Purnell
- Terence Stamp
- Milo Parker
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Disney Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children about?
- A lonely teenager enters a time-looped refuge for gifted children and discovers that his own strange ability may be their best defense against monstrous enemies.
- What is Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children as moderate.
- What did critics think of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children?
- Critics broadly found the film visually distinctive and imaginatively gothic, but considered its narrative and emotional writing weaker than its production design.
- Which films are like Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children?
- Films with a similar feel include The House with a Clock in Its Walls, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Edward Scissorhands, and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time.
- How long is Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children?
- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children runs 127 minutes.
- Where can I watch Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children?
- In United States, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children streams on Disney Plus.
