5 Great Peter Pan Movies (And Where to Stream Them)

This week a new version of “Peter Pan,” inspired by both the 1953 Disney film and the original works by J.M. Barrie, splashes on Disney+. And it was enough to make us think about the many, many times the story has been brought to life (and where this new live-action film ranks among them). With that in mind we decided to list five great versions of the “Peter Pan” story – and where to stream them. Make sure you’ve got your pixie dust and remember that to get to Never Land, it’s the second star on the right and straight on until morning.

Also, two runners-up we wanted to address: the 1924 silent film version from Paramount Pictures (with Betty Bronson as Pan and Scottish character actor Ernest Torrence as Hook), which is often cited in the same breath as the Disney version as being the most influential; and Joel Schumacher’s 1987 horror comedy “The Lost Boys,” which uses the framework established by J.M. Barrie to tell the story of vampires on the California coast. Not only is “The Lost Boys” a fun reinvention of the mythology but it’s also one of the most visually arresting movies of the 1980s.