Harold and the Purple Crayon USA 2024 92 min. 8+

HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON, opens with a narrator explaining that Harold, the little boy of picture book fame, has grown into a man, alongside his faithful sidekicks, Moose and Porcupine. The narrator then tells Harold that there's life outside his story (where he can create anything with his titular crayon). When the narrator stops answering Harold's questions, Harold decides to draw a portal to the outside, which transports him and Moose to the real, live-action world. With Harold's trusty crayon in tow, Harold and Moose quickly try to adjust to humanity—but understandably wreak havoc. After helping Terry, widowed mom of Mel, Harold and Moose end up staying with the mother and son. But when Harold and Moose meet Terry's ex, librarian/aspiring writer Gary. Gary discovers the truth and manipulates the guileless Harold, with dangerous consequences. Based on the 1955 children's book of the same name.