Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Convinced that the strange death of his grandfather (Terence Stamp) was tied to the tales the old man told of a mysterious Welsh island where extraordinary children dwelled, teenager Jake (Asa Butterfield) decided to explore for himself...and finds himself gaining entry to the time-frozen stronghold of the shapeshifting Alma Peregrine (Eva Green) and her superpowered charges. Tim Burton’s remarkable read on the Ransom Riggs kidlit favorite co-stars Samuel L. Jackson, Judi Dench, Rupert Everett, Allison Janney, and Chris O’Dowd. 127 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English. Two-disc set.