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Thomas & Friends is a British children's media franchise revolving around a cast of anthropomorphic steam locomotives who work on the Island of Sodor. Starting with a television series of the same name adapted by Britt Allcroft from The Railway Series—a book series created by Wilbert Awdry—in 1984 and followed by a 2D animated reboot in 2021, several films and feature length specials have been produced, many of which being released theatrically, direct-to-video, or both.
This is a list of all films and specials released within the Thomas & Friends franchise.
List of films
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! Film ! UK release date ! Narrator ! width=10%|Director ! width=10%|Screenwriter(s) ! Producer(s) ! Music by ! Production companies |
| Thomas and the Magic Railroad
|July 14, 2000 |colspan=2|Britt Allcroft |Britt Allcroft |Junior Campbell & Mike O'Donnell (themes) |
| Calling All Engines!
|October 3, 2005 |Michael Angelis (UK) |rowspan=2|Steve Asquith |Paul Larson |rowspan=2|Simon Spencer |rowspan=2|Robert Hartshorne |rowspan=6|HiT Entertainment |
| The Great Discovery
|September 20, 2008 |rowspan=4|Sharon Miller |
| Hero of the Rails
|October 12, 2009 |rowspan=4|Michael Angelis (UK) |rowspan=4|Greg Tiernan |Nicole Stinn |rowspan=2|Robert Hartshorne |
| Misty Island Rescue
|September 7, 2010 |Nicole Stinn (Nitrogen) |
| Day of the Diesels
|September 6, 2011 |rowspan=2|Nicole Stinn (Nitrogen) |rowspan=5|Robert Hartshorne |
| Blue Mountain Mystery
|September 3, 2012 |Sharon Miller |
| King of the Railway
|September 17, 2013 |rowspan=6|Mark Moraghan |rowspan=2|Rob Silvestri |rowspan=3|Andrew Brenner |Brian Lynch |rowspan=5|HiT Entertainment |
| Tale of the Brave
|August 22, 2014 |Ian McCue (HiT) |
| Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure
|July 17, 2015 |Ian McCue (HIT) |
| The Adventure Begins
|July 27, 2015 |Don Spencer |Andrew Brenner |Ian McCue (HiT) |Junior Campbell & Mike O'Donnell (themes) |
| The Great Race
|May 21, 2016 |rowspan=3|Andrew Brenner |Ian McCue (HIT) |Chris Renshaw |
| Journey Beyond Sodor
|October 16, 2017 |Chris Renshaw |Ian McCue |rowspan=2|HiT Entertainment |
| Big World! Big Adventures!
|July 20, 2018 |rowspan=5 {{N/A}} |Micaela Winter (Mattel) |Chris Renshaw |
| Race for the Sodor Cup
|September 17, 2021 |Jason Groh |Peter Gaffney |Rick Suvalle |rowspan=4|Erica Procunier |rowspan=4|Mattel Television |
| Mystery of the Lookout Mountain
|December 11, 2022 |rowspan=2|Campbell Bryer |Craig Carlisle |rowspan=2|Suzie Gallo |
| The Great Bubbly Build
|October 12, 2023 |Niki Lytton |
| The Christmas Letter Express
|November 21, 2024 |{{N/A}} |Rick Suvalle |Rick Suvalle |
| Thomas & Friends: The Movie
|{{TBA}} |{{TBA}} |Alyssa Hill |Marc Forster |{{TBA}} |Mattel Films |
=''Thomas & Friends''=
==''Thomas and the Magic Railroad'' (2000)==
{{main article|Thomas and the Magic Railroad|l1=Thomas and the Magic Railroad}}
The franchise's first film, Thomas and the Magic Railroad, was released in July 2000, two years after the premiere of the show's fifth series. The film combines the model sets from the television series with real-life actors such as Alec Baldwin, Mara Wilson and Peter Fonda among others. It is an adaptation of both the Thomas & Friends television series as well as Shining Time Station, an American-exclusive series in which Thomas episodes were featured as segments narrated by the character Mr. Conductor in-universe. The film follows Mr. Conductor as he, his cousin Junior, a young girl named Lily Stone and Thomas the Tank Engine solve a mystery to find gold dust, which is used to travel between Shining Time and Sodor, all whilst being hunted down by the evil Diesel 10 who wants to put an end to steam engines.
The film was a critical and financial failure, and is thus the only Thomas film to be theatrically released worldwide.
==''Calling All Engines!'' (2005)==
The first direct-to-video special, Thomas & Friends: Calling All Engines!, was produced to celebrate the franchise's 60th anniversary. It follows the steam engines and diesel engines as they gradually learn to put their differences aside in order to work together and build a new airport. The special was said to be an "enormous success".{{cite press release|title=Pierce Brosnan Announced As New Narrator For Thomas & Friends|website=HIT Entertainment|date=July 19, 2007|url=http://www.hitnewsonline.com/releases/detail/pierce_brosnan_new_narrator_for_thomas_friends/thomas_friends|access-date=October 29, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928181954/http://www.hitnewsonline.com/releases/detail/pierce_brosnan_new_narrator_for_thomas_friends/thomas_friends|archive-date=September 28, 2007}}
==''The Great Discovery'' (2008)==
Thomas & Friends: The Great Discovery is the second special in the series, and the final Thomas & Friends production to solely use the model props before the switch to CGI in series 12. In the special, Thomas discovers an abandoned town called Great Waterton, but while restorations are underway, he grows jealous of a new engine named Stanley. The special is narrated by Hollywood actor Pierce Brosnan, who was originally intended to narrate the television series following The Great Discovery.{{cite web |title=Pierce Is New Thomas |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/pierce-is-new-thomas-492027 |website=The Mirror |access-date=July 22, 2024 |date=July 19, 2007}}
==''Hero of the Rails'' (2009)==
{{main article|Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails|l1=Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails}}
The third special, Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails is also the first Thomas production to be produced using full 3D computer animation, animated by Nitrogen Studios. Alongside this feat, this special introduces individual voice actors for the characters{{cite web |title=Thomas the Tank Engine Speaks |url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Weekend/thomas-tank-engine-finds-voice-time/story?id=8541104 |publisher=ABC News |access-date=July 23, 2024 |date=September 10, 2009}}{{cite web |title=Thomas the Tank Engine steams into computer age |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/thomas-tank-engine-steams-computer-2084711 |website=WalesOnline |access-date=July 23, 2024 |date=September 24, 2009}} for the first time since Thomas and the Magic Railroad. In the special, Thomas (voiced by Ben Small{{cite web |last1=Savvas |first1=Christina |title=Hi-tech Thomas the Tank Engine returns with his very own voice |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/hi-tech-thomas-the-tank-engine-returns-104062 |website=BirminghamLive |access-date=July 23, 2024 |date=September 24, 2009}} in the UK dub and Martin Sherman in the US dub) discovers an old, broken-down Japanese engine named Hiro (voiced by Togo Igawa) and attempts to restore him without being caught by the villainous Spencer (voiced by Matt Wilkinson in the UK dub and Glenn Wrage in the US dub).
==''Misty Island Rescue'' (2010)==
{{main article|Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue|l1=Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue}}
The second CGI special and the fourth special overall, Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue, was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on September 7, 2010, in UK theatres on October 2, 2010,{{cite web |last1=Drake |first1=Lucy |title=Thomas the Tank Engine steams into Vue |url=https://www.eastleighnews.co.uk/2010/10/thomas-the-tank-engine-steams-into-vue/ |website=Eastleigh News |access-date=August 20, 2024 |date=October 1, 2010}} and US theatres on July 3, 2010.{{cite web |title=Marcus Theatres® Announces New Family-Friendly Alternate Programming Schedule at Select Theatre Locations |url=http://www.pitchengine.com/marcustheatres/marcus-theatres-announces-new-familyfriendly-alternate-programming-schedule-at-select-theatre-locations/26688/ |publisher=Marcus Theatres |access-date=August 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091021111128/http://www.pitchengine.com/marcustheatres/marcus-theatres-announces-new-familyfriendly-alternate-programming-schedule-at-select-theatre-locations/26688/ |archive-date=October 21, 2009 |date=September 23, 2009}} In the film, Thomas is sent to the mainland but ends up on Misty Island by accident and must work with the Logging Locos to get home to Sodor.
==''Day of the Diesels'' (2011)==
{{main article|Thomas & Friends: Day of the Diesels|l1=Thomas & Friends: Day of the Diesels}}
The fifth special, Thomas & Friends: Day of the Diesels, was premiered at Vue International in Eastleigh on September 17, 2011.{{cite web |title=Thomas the Tank Engine returns to Vue |url=https://www.eastleighnews.co.uk/2011/08/thomas-the-tank-engine-returns-to-vue/ |access-date=September 20, 2024 |date=August 25, 2011}} The film is the first to not star Thomas as the main protagonist; the film revolves around Percy as he creates a bond with the diesels, including Diesel 10.{{cite web |title=Thomas and Friends: Day of the Diesels Blu-ray (Blu-ray + DVD) |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Thomas-and-Friends-Day-of-the-Diesels-Blu-ray/25753/ |website=Blu-ray.com |access-date=September 20, 2024 |date=September 11, 2011}}
==''Blue Mountain Mystery'' (2012)==
The sixth special, Thomas & Friends: Blue Mountain Mystery, was released theatrically in the United Kingdom on September 1, and received a worldwide DVD release on September 3.{{cite web|author1=Ed Washington |title=Stars Come Out for 'Blue Mountain Mystery' Premiere |url=https://www.awn.com/news/stars-come-out-blue-mountain-mystery-premiere |website=Animation World Network |access-date=May 7, 2024 |date=September 3, 2012}} The film follows Thomas as he solves a mystery related to a narrow-gauge engine named Luke (voiced by Michael Legge), who makes his debut in this film. It is the final Thomas special to be animated by Nitrogen Studios.
==''King of the Railway'' (2013)==
{{main article|Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway|l1=Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway}}
Thomas & Friends: King of the Railway is the seventh special in the series and the first to be animated by Arc Productions, released in UK theatres and on DVD{{cite web |last1=Hall |first1=John |title=From 'Thomas the Tank Engine' to 'King of the Railway': Mattel plans global push for franchise |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/from-thomas-the-tank-engine-to-king-of-the-railway-mattel-plans-global-push-for-franchise-8434064.html |website=The Independent |access-date=September 20, 2024 |date=December 31, 2012}} in September of 2013. The film follows the trio of Thomas, Percy and James as they help restore a castle and meet Stephen, who is based on Stephenson's Rocket, and search for Stephen when he goes missing.{{cite web |last1=Caldwell |first1=Sarah |title='Thomas and Friends: King of the Railway' trailer |url=https://ew.com/article/2013/06/20/thomas-and-friends-king-of-the-railway-exclusive-trailer/ |website=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=September 20, 2024 |date=June 20, 2013}}
==''Tale of the Brave'' (2014)==
{{main article|Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave|l1=Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave}}
Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave is the eighth special in the series, initially released on DVD on September 1, 2014.{{cite web |last1=Fisher |first1=Daniela |title=Thomas & Friends chug into feature movie |url=https://kidscreen.com/2014/06/26/thomas-friends-chug-into-feature-movie/ |website=Kidscreen |access-date=September 21, 2024 |date=June 26, 2014}} In the film, Thomas discovers dinosaur footprints during a landslide, while Percy meets a new friend named Gator and learns to be brave.{{cite web |title=From Universal Studios Home Entertainment: Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave - The Movie |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/from-universal-studios-home-entertainment-thomas--friends-tale-of-the-brave---the-movie-264592261.html |website=PR Newswire |publisher=Universal Studios Home Entertainment |access-date=September 21, 2024 |date=June 25, 2014}}{{cite web |last1=Wolfe |first1=Jennifer |title='Thomas & Friends' Steams Into Feature Film |url=https://www.awn.com/news/thomas-friends-steams-feature-film |website=Animation World Network |access-date=September 21, 2024 |date=June 26, 2014}}
This film would mark Martin Sherman's final time on the Thomas voice cast, as he would quit following its release due to payment disputes.{{Cite news |last=Woolf |first=Nicky |date=2014-07-22 |title=Voice of Thomas the Tank Engine quits over contract dispute: 'I feel so bullied' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/tvandradioblog/2014/jul/22/voice-of-thomas-tank-engine-quits-show-contract-dispute |access-date=2025-01-19 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}
==''The Adventure Begins'' (2015)==
{{main article|Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins|l1=Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins}}
Thomas & Friends: The Adventure Begins was released in 2015 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the franchise,{{cite web |last1=Wolfe |first1=Jennifer |title='Thomas & Friends' Celebrates 70th Anniversary |url=https://www.awn.com/news/thomas-friends-celebrates-70th-anniversary |website=Animation World Network |access-date=September 17, 2024 |date=May 13, 2015}} making it the second special to celebrate an anniversary. Because of this, it adapts stories from the first two books of The Railway Series: The Three Railway Engines and Thomas the Tank Engine.
==''Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure'' (2015)==
{{main article|Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure|l1=Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure}}
Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure is the second Thomas & Friends special to be released in 2015, and was shown in theatres rather than going direct-to-video. Featuring Eddie Redmayne and John Hurt as guest voice actors,{{cite web |last1=Collis |first1=Clark |title=Eddie Redmayne talks voicing a train in Thomas and Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure |url=https://ew.com/article/2015/09/08/eddie-redmayne-thomas-tank-engine-movie/ |website=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=21 November 2024 |date=8 September 2015}} the film sees Thomas discovering an old abandoned pirate ship and being caught up in a plot to steal pirate treasure.
==''The Great Race'' (2016)==
{{main article|Thomas & Friends: The Great Race|l1=Thomas & Friends: The Great Race}}
The twelfth special, Thomas & Friends: The Great Race was released in over 300 theatres in the United Kingdom and Ireland on May 23, 2016, and sees Thomas longing to compete in the Great Railway Show.{{cite web |title='Thomas & Friends: The Great Race' pulls into cinemas May 21st |url=https://www.skwigly.co.uk/thomas-friends-great-race-pulls-cinemas-may-21st/ |website=Skwigly |access-date=22 January 2025 |date=19 May 2016}} The film introduces several foreign side characters from numerous different countries to increase racial diversity within the cast.{{cite web |last1=Getz |first1=Dana |title=The Great Race trailer: Thomas the Tank Engine gets 13 diverse pals |url=https://ew.com/article/2016/04/05/thomas-tank-engine-the-great-race-trailer/ |website=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=22 January 2025 |date=5 April 2016}}
==''Journey Beyond Sodor'' (2017)==
{{main article|Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor|l1=Thomas & Friends: Journey Beyond Sodor}}
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==''Big World, Big Adventures!'' (2018)==
{{main article|Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!|l1=Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!}}
The fourteenth and final Thomas & Friends special, Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! was released in UK theatres on July 20, 2018, in conjunction with the franchise's rebrand following the twenty-second series.{{cite web |title=Global premiere of Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures! The Movie takes place |url=https://toyworldmag.co.uk/global-premiere-of-thomas-friends-big-world-big-adventures-the-movie-takes-place/ |website=Toy World |access-date=August 20, 2024 |date=July 9, 2018}} In the film, Thomas follows an Australian rally car named Ace (voiced by Peter Andre{{cite web |title=Peter Andre to voice rally car in Thomas the Tank Engine film |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-44456586 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=August 20, 2024 |date=June 12, 2018}}) around the world, meeting an African tank engine named Nia along the way.
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==''Race for the Sodor Cup'' (2021)==
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==''Mystery of the Lookout Mountain'' (2022)==
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==''The Great Bubbly Build'' (2023)==
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==''The Christmas Letter Express'' (2024)==
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Voice cast and characters
{{see also|List of Thomas & Friends voice actors|l1=List of Thomas & Friends voice actors}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||||||||||||
| rowspan = "2" | Characters | Thomas and the Magic Railroad | Hero of the Rails | Misty Island Rescue | Day of the Diesels | Blue Mountain Mystery | King of the Railway | Tale of the Brave | The Adventure Begins | Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure | The Great Race | Journey Beyond Sodor | Big World! Big Adventures! | Race for the Sodor Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | colspan = "2" | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2021 | ||
| Thomas
|Eddie Glen (Workprints: John Bellis) || colspan="6" | Ben Small (UK) Martin Sherman (US) || colspan="5" | John Hasler (UK) Joseph May (US) || Aaron Barashi (UK) Meesha Contreras (US) | |||||||||||||
| Edward
|style="background:lightgrey;" | || colspan="11" | William Hope (US) Keith Wickham (UK) || style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Henry
|Kevin Frank || colspan="11" | Kerry Shale (US) Keith Wickham (UK) || style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Gordon
|Neil Crone || colspan="3" | Keith Wickham (UK) Kerry Shale (US) || {{N/A|Cameo}} || colspan="7" | Keith Wickham (UK) Kerry Shale (US) || style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| rowspan="2" | James
|rowspan="2" | Susan Roman (Workprints: Michael Angelis) || colspan="9" | Keith Wickham (UK) || rowspan="2" colspan="2" | Rob Rackstraw || rowspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| colspan="6" | Kerry Shale (US) | colspan = "3" | Rob Rackstraw (US) | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2" | Percy
|rowspan="2" | Linda Ballantyne (Workprints: Michael Angelis) || rowspan="2" colspan="6" | Keith Wickham (UK) Martin Sherman (US) || rowspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | || rowspan="2" | Keith Wickham (UK) Christopher Ragland (US) || colspan = "3" | Nigel Pilkington (UK) || rowspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Christopher Ragland ({{small|UK singing voice / US}}) | colspan="2" | Christopher Ragland (US) | ||||||||||||
| Toby
|Colm Feore || colspan="5" | Ben Small (UK) William Hope (US) || colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Rob Rackstraw (UK) William Hope (US) || {{N/A|Background cameo}} || colspan="2" | Rob Rackstraw (UK) William Hope (US) || style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Duck
|colspan="8" style="background:lightgrey;" | || colspan="2" | Steven Kynman || colspan="2" {{N/A|Background cameo}} || style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Donald
|colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;" | || {{N/A|Silent cameo}} || style="background:lightgrey;" | || colspan="2" | Joe Mills || colspan="2" {{N/A|Background cameo}} || style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Douglas
|colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;" | || {{N/A|Silent cameo}} || style="background:lightgrey;" | || colspan="2" | Joe Mills || colspan="2" {{N/A|Background cameo}} || style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Oliver
|colspan="8" style="background:lightgrey;" | || colspan="2" | Joe Mills || colspan="2" {{N/A|Background cameo}} || style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| rowspan="2" | Emily
|rowspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | || rowspan="2" colspan="6" | Teresa Gallagher (UK) Jules de Jongh (US) || rowspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | || colspan="4" | Teresa Gallagher (UK) || rowspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Jules de Jongh (US) | Jules de Jongh ({{small|UK singing voice / US}}) | colspan="2" | Jules de Jongh (US) | |||||||||||
| Annie and Clarabel
|Shelley-Elizabeth Skinner || {{N/A|Silent cameo}} || colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | || colspan="8" | Teresa Gallagher || style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Toad
|colspan="8" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Joe Mills || colspan="3" {{N/A|Background cameo}} || style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Spencer
|style="background:lightgrey;" | || Matt Wilkinson (UK) Glenn Wrage (US) || {{N/A|Silent role}} || colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Matt Wilkinson (UK) Glenn Wrage (US) || colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Matt Wilkinson (UK) Glenn Wrage (US) || {{N/A|Background cameo}} || colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Hiro
|style="background:lightgrey;" | || colspan="2" | Togo Igawa || {{N/A|Silent cameo}} || style="background:lightgrey;" | || Togo Igawa || {{N/A|Silent cameo}} || colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | || colspan="2" {{N/A|Silent role}} || colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Nia
|colspan="11" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Yvonne Grundy Patricia Kihoro {{small|(singing voice)}} || style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Skarloey
|colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;" | || colspan="2" | Keith Wickham || colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Keith Wickham || colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Rheneas
|colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;" | || colspan="2" | Ben Small || colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Ben Small || colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Sir Handel
|colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;" | || colspan="2" | Keith Wickham || colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Keith Wickham || colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Peter Sam
|colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Steven Kynman || {{N/A|Silent cameo}} || colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Steven Kynman || colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Rusty
|colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Matt Wilkinson || colspan="8" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Luke
|colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;" | || colspan="2" | Michael Legge || colspan="7" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Stephen
|colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Bob Golding || colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Bob Golding || colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| rowspan="2" | Diesel
|rowspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | || rowspan="2" {{N/A|Background cameo}} || colspan="4" | Kerry Shale (UK) || rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | || rowspan="2" {{N/A|Silent cameo}} || rowspan="2" | Kerry Shale || rowspan="2" {{N/A|Background cameo}} || rowspan="2" | Kerry Shale || rowspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| colspan="3" | Michael Brandon (US) | Martin Sherman (US) | ||||||||||||
| Lady
|Britt Allcroft || colspan="12" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Diesel 10
|Neil Crone (Workprints: Keith Scott) || style="background:lightgrey;" | || colspan="2" | Matt Wilkinson || colspan="9" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Splatter
|Neil Crone (Workprints: Patrick Breen) || colspan="12" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Dodge
|Kevin Frank (Workprints: Patrick Breen) || colspan="12" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Victor
|style="background:lightgrey;" | || colspan="3" | Matt Wilkinson (UK) David Bedella (US) || colspan="2" | David Bedella || colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | || colspan="3" | David Bedella || {{N/A|Picture cameo}} || style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Gator
|colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Clive Mantle || colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Timothy
|colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Tim Whitnall || colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Tim Whitnall || colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Marion
|colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Olivia Colman || style="background:lightgrey;" | || colspan="2" | Olivia Colman || {{N/A|Silent cameo}} || Olivia Colman || style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Reg
|colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Tim Whitnall || colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Skiff
|colspan="8" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Jamie Campbell Bower || colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Ryan
|colspan="8" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Eddie Redmayne || colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Philip
|colspan="7" style="background:lightgrey;" | || {{N/A|Deleted scene}} || Rasmus Hardiker || colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Flying Scotsman
|colspan="9" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Rufus Jones || {{N/A|Silent cameo}} || Rufus Jones || style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Millie
|colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Miranda Raison || colspan="7" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Bertie
|Kevin Frank || style="background:lightgrey;" | || {{N/A|Background cameo}} || colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Keith Wickham || {{N/A|Fantasy cameo}} || style="background:lightgrey;" | || Keith Wickham || style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Bill
|colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Johnathon Broadbent || style="background:lightgrey;" | || Johnathon Broadbent || {{N/A|Fantasy cameo}} || style="background:lightgrey;" | || Rasmus Hardiker || style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Ben
|colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Johnathon Broadbent || style="background:lightgrey;" | || colspan="2" | Johnathon Broadbent || style="background:lightgrey;" | || Matt Wilkinson || style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Merrick
|colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Matt Wilkinson || colspan="8" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Owen
|colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Ben Small || colspan="8" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Charlie
|colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | || {{N/A|Trailer only}} || colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Steven Kynman {{small|(singing voice)}} || colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Scruff
|colspan="9" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Kerry Shale and Matt Wilkinson {{small|(singing voice)}} || colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Stafford
|colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" | || {{N/A|Silent cameo}} || colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Keith Wickham || colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Daisy
|colspan="8" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Teresa Gallagher || colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Connor
|colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Jonathan Forbes || colspan="7" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Caitlin
|colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Rebecca O'Mara || colspan="7" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Porter
|colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Steven Kynman (UK) David Menkin (US) || colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Steven Kynman (UK) David Menkin (US) || colspan="3" style="background: lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Samson
|colspan="9" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Robert Wilfort || colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Harold
|Kevin Frank || style="background:lightgrey;" | || Keith Wickham (UK) Kerry Shale (US) || colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | || {{N/A|Silent cameo}} || colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Keith Wickham (UK) Kerry Shale (US) || style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Ashima
|colspan="9" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Tina Desai || colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Vinnie
|colspan="9" style="background:lightgrey;" | || John Schwab || colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Gina
|colspan="9" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Teresa Gallagher || colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Ivan
|colspan="9" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Bob Golding || colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Raul
|colspan="9" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Rob Rackstraw || colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Frieda
|colspan="9" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Teresa Gallagher || colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Yong Bao
|colspan="9" style="background:lightgrey;" | || {{N/A|Silent cameo}} || style="background:lightgrey;" | || Dan Li || style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Axel
|colspan="9" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Rob Rackstraw || colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Carlos
|colspan="9" style="background:lightgrey;" | || David Bedella || style="background:lightgrey;" | || Gabriel Porras || style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Etienne
|colspan="9" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Rob Rackstraw || colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Hurricane
|colspan="10" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Jim Howick || colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Merlin
|colspan="10" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Hugh Bonneville || colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Frankie
|colspan="10" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Sophie Colquhoun || colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Theo
|colspan="10" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Darren Boyd || colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Lexi
|colspan="10" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Lucy Montgomery || colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Beresford
|colspan="10" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Colin McFarlane || colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Rocky
|style="background:lightgrey;" | || colspan="2" | Matt Wilkinson (UK) William Hope (US) || style="background:lightgrey;" | || Matt Wilkinson (UK) William Hope (US) || style="background:lightgrey;" | || {{N/A|Silent cameo}} || style="background:lightgrey;" | || {{N/A|Silent role}} || style="background:lightgrey;" | || {{N/A|Silent cameo}} || colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Captain
|colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Keith Wickham || colspan="10" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Kevin
|style="background:lightgrey;" | || colspan="6" | Matt Wilkinson (UK) Kerry Shale (US) || style="background:lightgrey;" | || colspan="2" | Matt Wilkinson (UK) Kerry Shale (US) || Kerry Shale || colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Salty
|colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | || colspan="2" | Keith Wickham || style="background:lightgrey;" | || {{N/A|Silent cameo}} || style="background:lightgrey;" | || {{N/A|Silent cameo}} || colspan="2" | Keith Wickham || {{N/A|Silent cameo}} || colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Cranky
|colspan="2" {{N/A|Silent cameo}} || colspan="5" | Matt Wilkinson (UK) Glenn Wrage (US) || style="background:lightgrey;" | || colspan="2" | Matt Wilkinson (UK) Glenn Wrage (US) || {{N/A|Silent cameo}} || colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Beau
|colspan="11" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Kerry Shale || style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Kwaku
|colspan="11" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Abubakar Salim || style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Kobe
|colspan="11" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Abubakar Salim || style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Ace
|colspan="11" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Peter Andre || style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Natalie
|colspan="11" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Teresa Gallagher || style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| The American Diesel
|colspan="11" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Teresa Gallagher || style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| The Chinese Diesel
|colspan="11" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Su-Lin Looi || style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Judy
|colspan="7" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Teresa Gallagher || colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | || {{N/A|Silent cameo}} || colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Jerome
|colspan="7" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Tim Whitnall || colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | || {{N/A|Silent cameo}} || colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Glynn
|colspan="7" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Keith Wickham || colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | || {{N/A|Silent cameo}} || colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Norman
|colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Kerry Shale || colspan="9" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Paxton
|colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Kerry Shale || Steven Kynman || colspan="8" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Sidney
|colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Kerry Shale || colspan="9" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Den
|colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Keith Wickham || colspan="9" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Dart
|colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Rupert Degas || colspan="9" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Belle
|colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Teresa Gallagher || colspan="9" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Flynn
|colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Rupert Degas || colspan="9" style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Winston
|colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;" | || Matt Wilkinson || colspan="2" {{N/A|Silent cameo}} || style="background:lightgrey;" | || colspan="4" {{N/A|Silent cameo}} || style="background:lightgrey;" | | |||||||||||||
| Sir Topham Hatt/The Fat Controller
| {{N/A|Picture cameo}} |colspan="6" | Keith Wickham (UK) Kerry Shale (US) || colspan="5" | Keith Wickham || style="background:lightgrey;" | |
Reception
=Box office performance=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align: center" width=100%
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Film ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Release date ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Domestic opening weekend ! scope="col" colspan="3" class=sortable | Box office gross ! scope="col" rowspan="2" class=unsortable | {{nowrap|{{Abbr|Ref.(s)|References}}}} |
| scope="col" | Domestic
! scope="col" | Other territories ! scope="col" | Worldwide |
|---|
| scope="row" | Thomas and the Magic Railroad
| July 26, 2000 | $4,154,932 | $15,933,506 | $3,814,503 | $19,748,009 |
| scope="row" | The Great Discovery
| April 9, 2009 | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | $188,317 | $188,317 |
| scope="row" | Hero of the Rails
| May 20, 2010 | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | $137,630 | $137,630 |
| scope="row" | Misty Island Rescue
| April 21, 2011 | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | $175,885 | $175,885 |
| scope="row" | Day of the Diesels
| September 16, 2011 | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | $220,509 | $220,509 |
| scope="row" | Blue Mountain Mystery
| August 23, 2013 | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | $572,255 | $572,255 |
| scope="row" | King of the Railway
| September 2, 2013 | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | $43,367 | $43,367 |
| scope="row" | Tale of the Brave
| August 22, 2014 | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | $348,644 | $348,644 |
| scope="row" | Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure
| July 17, 2015 | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | $3,616,105 | $3,616,105 |
| scope="row" | The Great Race
| May 21, 2016 | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | $3,685,225 | $3,685,225 |
| scope="row" | Journey Beyond Sodor
| August 25, 2017 | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | $482,723 | $482,723 |
| scope="row" | Big World! Big Adventures!
| July 20, 2018 | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | $3,299,661 | $3,299,661 |
| scope="col" colspan="2" class=sortable | Total
! ${{val|{{#expr:4154932+0}}|fmt=commas}} ! ${{val|{{#expr:15933506+0}}|fmt=commas}} ! ${{val|{{#expr:3814503+188317+137630+175885+220509+572255+43367+348644+3616105+3685225+482723+3299661}}|fmt=commas}} ! ${{val|{{#expr: 19748009+188317+137630+175885+220509+572255+43367+348644+3616105+3685225+482723+3299661}}|fmt=commas}} ! style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |
colspan="7" align="left" | {{smalldiv|List indicator(s)
|
=Critical and public response=
{{Hatnote|Each film is linked to the "Critical response" section of its article}}
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Film ! colspan="2" scope="col" | Critical ! colspan="2" scope="col" | Public |
| scope="col" | Rotten Tomatoes
! scope="col" | Metacritic ! scope="col" | CinemaScore{{cite web |url=https://www.cinemascore.com/ |title=CinemaScore |publisher=CinemaScore |access-date=April 15, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220413083139/https://www.cinemascore.com/ |archive-date=April 13, 2022 |url-status=live}} |
|---|
| scope="row" | Thomas and the Magic Railroad
| {{RT data|table|title=Thomas and the Magic Railroad}}{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes |id=thomas_and_the_magic_railroad |type=m |title=Thomas and the Magic Railroad |access-date=July 21, 2024}} | style="text-align:center;"| 19 (23 reviews){{Cite Rotten Tomatoes |id=thomas-and-the-magic-railroad |type=m |title=Thomas and the Magic Railroad |access-date=July 21, 2024}} |
Future
A live-action animated film based on the Thomas & Friends franchise being directed by Marc Forster is currently in development at Mattel Films.{{cite web |last1=Galuppo |first1=Mia |title=Marc Forster to Direct 'Thomas & Friends' Movie for Mattel Films |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/marc-forster-to-direct-thomas-friends-movie-for-mattel-films-4071702/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=July 21, 2024 |date=October 6, 2020}}
Cancelled film
{{see also|Thomas and the Magic Railroad#Cancelled live-action film|l1=Thomas and the Magic Railroad § Cancelled live-action film}}
A live-action animated film titled The Adventures of Thomas, which would've taken place during World War II, was scheduled to release in 2012. The film was cancelled when Mattel purchased the rights to the Thomas franchise.{{ref needed|date=July 2024}}
See also
References
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