Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver

Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver

Directed by Dennis Gansel

Produced by Malao Film, Rat Pack Filmproduktion

2018109 min6.4 / 10

A whimsical, adventure-filled journey about friendship and self-discovery, where a found family travels through fantastical worlds to uncover an orphan's origins.

A young orphan boy Jim Button, his best friend Luke and a magical steam engine called Emma travel across the world in search of the truth about where Jim came from. Battling pirates and dragons, outsmarting make-believe giants, they must travel through the Forest of a Thousand Wonders, beyond the End of the World to find the hidden Dragon City.

Questions people ask

  • Does Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 92% of films.

  • Is Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Is Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Is Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver violent? Not especially. Less violent than 62% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity10

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise18

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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