| Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver | |
| Director: | Dennis Gansel |
| Screenplay: | Ueli Christen |
| Producer: | Christian Becker |
| Starring: | |
| Cinematography: | Torsten Breuer |
| Editing: | Ueli Christen |
| Studio: | Rat Pack Filmproduktion Malao Film Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany |
| Distributor: | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Runtime: | 110 minutes |
| Country: | Germany |
| Language: | German |
| Gross: | $12.7 million[1] |
Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (de|'''Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer''') is a 2018 German fantasy adventure film directed by Dennis Gansel and produced by Christian Becker.[2] It is an adaptation of the 1960 children's book by Michael Ende. It stars Solomon Gordon as Jim Button and Henning Baum as Luke the Engine Driver.
The film was released in Germany on 29 March 2018 by Warner Bros. Pictures. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed over $12.7 million at the box office.[3] [4] [1] A sequel based on the second book, Jim Button and the Wild 13, was released in 2020.