Paperhouse (1988)
"A drawing that became a dream. A dream that became reality."
ThumbScore
👍 72%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 100%
(RT: 100%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Charlotte Burke as Anna Madden
Elliott Spiers as Marc
Jane Bertish as Miss Vanstone
Sarah Newbold as Karen
Steven O'Donnell as Dustman
Is Paperhouse good?
Most people think so. 72% audience score, estimated from 160 TMDB ratings. Critics rated it higher at 100%, but audiences were less impressed.
Overview
A young girl lost in the loneliness and boredom of reality finds solace in an ill boy, whom she can visit in a surreal dream world that she drew in her school composition book. Wikipedia ↗
