Extra: Recommendations
If you liked Finding Neverland, you might enjoy these other Peter Pan movies or movies where writers find their inspiration.
Peter Pan
(2003, starring Jason Issacs as Capt. Hook and Jeremy Sumpter as Peter Pan)
Summary from IMDb: "In stifling Edwardian London, Wendy Darling mesmerizes her brothers every night with bedtime tales of swordplay, swashbuckling and the fearsome Captain Hook. But the children become the heroes of an even greater story, when Peter Pan flies into their nursery one night and leads them over moonlit rooftops through a galaxy of stars and to the lush jungles of Neverland. Wendy and her brothers join Peter and the Lost Boys in an exhilarating life — free of grown-up rules — while also facing the inevitable showdown with Hook and his bloodthirsty pirates." (Read more at IMDb?)
Peter Pan
(1953, Disney animated version)
Summary from IMDb: "Based upon Sir James M. Barrie's 1904 play about the boy who refuses to grow up, this film begins in the London nursery of Wendy, John and Michael Darling.
The three children are visited by Peter Pan, the boy who refuses to grow up. With the help of his tiny friend, the fairy Tinkerbell, Peter takes the three children on a magical flight to Neverland. This enchanted island is home to Peter, Tink, the Lost Boys, Tiger Lily and her Indian tribe, and the scheming Captain Hook who is as intent on defeating Peter Pan as he is from escaping the ticktocking crocodile that once bit off the pirate's hand." (Read more at IMDb?)
Peter Pan
(1924, silent, starring Betty Bronson as Peter Pan and Ernest Torrence as Capt. Hook)
Summary from IMDb: "Peter Pan, the kid who doesn't want to grow up, arrives at the Darling home searching for his shadow. He meets the Darling children and takes them to Never-Never Land, where they will fight against Capt. Hook and his pirate ship and crew. At the end the children will be back in their warm beds." (Read more at IMDb?)
Hook
(1991, starring Dustin Hoffman as Capt. Hook and Robin Williams as Peter Pan)
Summary from IMDb: "Peter Pan (Williams) has grown up to be a cut-throat merger and acquisitions lawyer, and is married to Wendy's granddaughter. Captain Hook (Hoffman) kidnaps his children, and Peter returns to Never Land with Tinkerbell (Roberts). With the help of her and the Lost Boys, he must remember how to be Peter Pan again in order to save his children by battling with Captain Hook once again." (Read more at IMDb?)
Shakespeare in Love
(1998, starring Joseph Fiennes and Gwyneth Paltrow)
Summary from IMDb: "Romantic comedy set in London in the late 16th century: Young playwright William Shakespeare struggles with his latest work 'Romeo and Ethel the Pirate's Daughter.' A great fan of Shakespeare's plays is young, wealthy Viola who is about to be married to the cold-hearted Lord Wessex, but constantly dreams of becoming an actress.
Women were not allowed to act on stage at that time (female roles were played by men, too), but dressed up as a boy, Viola successfully auditions for the part of Romeo. Soon she and William are caught in a forbidden romance that provides rich inspiration for his play." (Read more at IMDb?)
Dreamchild
(1985, starring Coral Browne and Ian Holm)
Summary from IMDb: "In 1932, Alice Liddell Hargreaves, age 80, travels to New York to attend a celebration of Lewis Carroll's centenary. Confused by American culture and unable to understand the huge popularity of the Alice books, Mrs. Hargreaves begins to remember details of the childhood events that led to the writing of the stories. Was shy Carroll actually in love with her?" (Read more at IMDb?)
Thanks to Meaghan!