The City of Lost Children
Where happily ever after is just a dream.
A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.
- Director
- Jean-Pierre Jeunet
- Signature
- Wonder · Craft · Action
- Worldwide
- $2M
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Cast
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A scientist in a surrealist society kidnaps children to steal their dreams, hoping that they slow his aging process.
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The numbers
Box Office & Release
The City of Lost Children returned 0.1× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $18M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $2M
- Release date
- May 17, 1995
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- French
- Country
- Germany, Spain
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