Hook (1991) movie poster

Hook (1991)

"To live would be an awfully big adventure."
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👍 79%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 44%
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Runtime
2h 22m
Rated
PG
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
6.8/10 (5,651 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
37%
Metacritic
52

Cast

Dustin Hoffman as Captain Hook · 75% avg
Robin Williams as Peter Banning / Peter Pan · 75% avg
Julia Roberts as Tinkerbell · 71% avg
Bob Hoskins as Smee · 73% avg
Maggie Smith as Granny Wendy · 75% avg
Caroline Goodall as Moira · 73% avg
Amber Scott as Maggie

Is Hook good?

Most people think so. 79% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 44%, but audiences disagreed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#588 / 1446 · Adventure
Rank in its year
#37 / 61 · 1991
Rank among its director's films
#18 / 35 · Steven Spielberg
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By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

The boy who wasn't supposed to grow up—Peter Pan—does just that, becoming a soulless corporate lawyer whose workaholism could cost him his wife and kids. During his trip to see Granny Wendy in London, the vengeful Capt. Hook kidnaps Peter's kids and forces Peter to return to Neverland. Wikipedia ↗

About the Film

Hook is a 1991 American fantasy adventure directed by Steven Spielberg. Robin Williams stars as Peter Banning, a workaholic corporate lawyer who has forgotten that he was once Peter Pan, the boy who never grew up. When Captain Hook, played by Dustin Hoffman, kidnaps Peter's children and takes them to Neverland, Peter must return to the magical land, reconnect with Tinker Bell played by Julia Roberts and the Lost Boys, and rediscover his buried childhood imagination to rescue his family and defeat Hook in a final confrontation.

Dustin Hoffman's Captain Hook was a tour de force of theatrical villainy — elegant, menacing, and comically vain, his performance elevated every scene. Robin Williams's journey from stiff corporate adult to liberated, crowing Peter Pan showcased his unique ability to embody childlike joy. John Williams composed one of his most exuberant adventure scores.

Hook received mixed reviews upon release but earned $300 million worldwide on a $70 million budget and has been warmly reappraised by the generation who grew up watching it.

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