The Polar Express (2004)
Genres: Fantasy, Family, Adventure, Animated
Cast: Tom Hanks, Daryl Sabara, Josh Hutcherson, Michael Jeter, André Sogliuzzo, Eddie Deezen, Jimmy 'Jax' Pinchak, Nona Gaye, Tinashe, Peter Scolari, Jimmy Bennett, Matthew Hall, Chris Coppola, Phil Fondacaro, Debbie Lee Carrington, Ed Gale, Mark Povinelli, Charles Fleischer, Steven Tyler, Jon Scott, Mark Goodman, Dylan Cash, Connor Matheus, Julene Renee, Brendan King, Andy Pellick, Josh Eli, Rolandas Hendricks, Sean Scott, Mark Mendonca, Gregory Gast, Gordon Hart, Leslie Zemeckis, Isabella Peregrina, Ashly Holloway, Chantel Valdivieso, Meagan Moore, Hayden McFarland
The Polar Express is a 2004 American computer-animated Christmas fantasy adventure film directed by Robert Zemeckis, who co-wrote the screenplay with William Broyles Jr., based on the 1985 children's picture book of the same name by Chris Van Allsburg. It stars Tom Hanks in multiple distinct roles, with Daryl Sabara, Nona Gaye, Jimmy Bennett, and Eddie Deezen in supporting roles. The film features human characters animated using live-action and motion-capture computer animation. It tells the story of a young boy who, on Christmas Eve, sees a mysterious train bound for the North Pole stop outside his window and is invited aboard by its conductor. The boy joins several other children as they embark on a journey to visit Santa Claus preparing for Christmas.