The Tale of Despereaux

2008 • 93 minutes

About this movie

Once upon a time... in the far away kingdom of Dor... lived a brave and virtuous mouse with comically oversized ears who dreamt of becoming a knight. Banished from his home for having such lofty ambitions, Despereaux sets off on an amazing adventure with his good-hearted rat friend Roscuro, who leads him, at long last, on a very noble quest to rescue an endangered princess and save an entire kingdom from darkness. Based on the heartwarming children's bestselling book and featuring the voice talents of an all-star cast, The Tale of Despereaux is a magical, modern fairytale that's destined to win the hearts of young and old alike. 2008 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

Ratings and reviews

Needs to stop helping with book adaptations, he always screws them up. If you love the book please do yourself a favor: buy all the copies of this movie and burn them.

I read the book and I was even happier when I found out EMMA WATSON was the princess she is my all time favorite love her cause of Harry Potter hermione is sooooooo awesome but really who can't even spell Emma you must not know how to spell really please at LEAST spell again right

I love the tale of despereaux and I read the book 📚 when I was little and I saw the movie 🎥 too and I like princess pea she is kind and loving 💗 and caring and gentle and compassionate and she cares about her mother and father and her kingdom