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Paperhouse

A drawing that became a dream. A dream that became reality.

1988 · PG-13 · 1h 32m

Directed by Bernard Rose

6.5

TMDB audience score
161 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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.

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Cast

  • Charlotte Burke
    Anna Madden

  • Elliott Spiers
    Marc

  • Glenne Headly
    Kate Madden

  • Gemma Jones
    Dr. Sarah Nicols

  • Ben Cross
    Dad

  • Jane Bertish
    Miss Vanstone

  • Sarah Newbold
    Karen

  • Steven O'Donnell
    Dustman

  • Samantha Cahill
    Sharon

  • Gary Bleasdale
    Policeman

  • Karen Gledhill
    Nurse

  • Barbara Keogh
    Hotel Receptionist