Bridge to Terabithia

(2007)

★ 7.2 IMDb · 5,452 votes

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Family

Year: 2007

Runtime: 96 min

Country: United States of America

Director: Gábor Csupó

Cast: Джош Хатчерсон, Аннасофия Робб, Зоуи Дешанель, Роберт Патрик, Бэйли Мэдисон

Plot

Jesse Aarons trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school. So he's very upset when newcomer Leslie Burke outruns him and everyone else. Despite this and other differences including that she's rich, he's poor, she's a city girl, and he's a country boy the two become fast friends. Together they create Terabithia, a land of monsters, trolls, ogres, and giants where they rule as king and queen.

Growing up in the redneck country isn't easy for shy Jess Aarons, with a father struggling to make ends meet and two arrogant bigger sisters. In class he bonds with cheeky newcomer Leslie Burke, whose writer parents moved into the neighboring house, despite her taking his only local prestige by beating him in a school race. Having wandered off into the woods after school, they invent a fantasy land called Terabithia, where they can be the superheroes of imaginary feral races. Together they also stand up against bullies, but then tragedy strikes, and Jess must adjust again.