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Freddie Highmore - news / articles


  • Highmore to star in Superhero movie - 26 February 2009
    -Child star Freddie Highmore has signed up to star in a new superhero movie with a twist.- -The Charlie and the Chocolate Factory actor, 16, will play a teenager who uses a fictional comic book hero to help him escape his battle with leukaemia.- - Death of a Superhero, b

Freddie Highmore - what members say


  • Five Children And It
  • Five Children And It review by A customer from London, England
    Rated - 4 stars Five Children and It 9 March 2005
    ...ious, and there were some standout performances from the children, particularly Freddie Highmore who looks to be someone to watch for the future. Definately worth watching on a...  
  • Finding Neverland
  • Finding Neverland review by from London
    Rated - 4 stars A charming and moving fairytale 7 November 2004
    ...er also gets fine performances from the young actors playing Sylvia's children. Freddie Highmore gives a hugely impressive display as Peter, the stubborn boy who will become th...  
  • Charlie And The Chocolate Factory
  • Charlie And The Chocolate Factory review by from Maidenhead
    Rated - 4 stars Surreal Candyfloss 3 September 2005
    ...watch - almost perfect for family viewing. Hope triumphs over poverty. Charlie (Freddie Highmore) is so sweet and innocent it’s enough to give you a toothache. The second, and ...  

Freddie Highmore - filmography


  • Death of a Superhero (2010)
    Starring: Freddie Highmore
    Director: Anthony McCarten
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    14-year-old Donald Delpe has to face a number of trials the average teenager doesn't even have to think about, least of which is the cancer that's killing him. Rather than face this real and unpleasant world he delves into the imaginary world of superheroes and villains. Based on Anthony McCarten's ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 80% from 1 member
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  • Astro Boy (2010)
    Starring: Freddie Highmore,  Kristen Bell,  Charlize Theron
    Director: David Bowers
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Set in futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist named Dr. Tenma. Powered by positive "blue" energy, Astro Boy is endowed with super strength, x-ray vision, unbelievable speed and the ability to fly. Embarking on a journey in ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 61% from 11 members
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  • August Rush on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Freddie Highmore,  Keri Russell,  Jonathan Rhys Meyers
    Director: Kirsten Sheridan
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Freddie Highmore (CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY) stars as August Rush, a musically gifted boy who has spent his childhood in an orphanage. But August's parents are alive, and he travels to New York City to perform and search for his mother and father (Keri Russell and Jonathan Rhys Meyers).
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 15,092 members
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  • Finding Neverland on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Johnny Depp,  Kate Winslet,  Julie Christie
    Director: Marc Forster
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    It all begins as successful Scottish playwright J.M. Barrie watches his latest play open to a ho-hum reaction among the polite society of Edwardian England. A literary genius of his times but bored by the same old themes, Barrie is clearly in need of some serious inspiration. Unexpectedly, he finds ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 82,323 members
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Freddie Highmore facts

5 most recent films

Death of a Superhero - 4.0 stars
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard - 4.5 stars
Astro Boy - 3.0 stars
Spiderwick Chronicles, The - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
The Spiderwick Chronicles - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

August Rush - 3.5 stars
The Spiderwick Chronicles - 3.5 stars
Finding Neverland - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Spiderwick Chronicles, The - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Arthur And The Invisibles - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Astro Boy - 3.0 stars
Death of a Superhero - 4.0 stars
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard - 4.5 stars
Five Children And It - 3.0 stars
Two Brothers - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Johnny Depp - 5 times - show films
David Kelly - 3 times - show films
Deep Roy - 3 times - show films
James Fox - 3 times - show films
Missi Pyle - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Tim Burton - 3 times - show films
Luc Besson - 2 times - show films
Marc Forster - 2 times - show films
Mark Waters - 2 times - show films
John Stephenson - 1 times - show films