Cast overview, first billed only:
Johnny Depp .... Sir James Matthew Barrie
Kate Winslet.... Sylvia Llewelyn Davies
Julie Christie .... Mrs. Emma du Maurier
Radha Mitchell .... Mary Ansell Barrie
Dustin Hoffman .... Charles Frohman
Freddie Highmore .... Peter Llewelyn Davies
Joe Prospero .... Jack Llewelyn Davies
Nick Roud .... George Llewelyn Davies
Luke Spill .... Michael Llewelyn Davies
Ian Hart .... Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Kelly Macdonald .... Peter Pan
Mackenzie Crook .... Mr. Jaspers - Usher
Eileen Essel.... Mrs. Snow
Jimmy Gardner .... Mr. Snow
Oliver Fox .... Gilbert Cannan

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The movie details the experiences of "Peter Pan" author J.M. Barrie, which lead him to write the children's classic. He got to know four children who have no fathers. Drawing from his time with the kids, he writes a story about children who don't want to grow up.
In this drama, we are told the story of how J.M. Barrie (Depp) came up with the play Peter Pan. After some failed attempts at creating a well written play, Barrie finds himself in a park playing with his dog. Several moments later he will come to meet the inspiration for his next play, four small boys and a widowed mother, who seems to be growing weaker by the day. Soon, the whole town is talking about Barrie and the Davies family, which causes some rough waters in his marriage. But what comes from his experiences is the play that comes to be known as Peter Pan.