Het is kerstavond en een jongen ligt stil in zijn bed. Hij hoopt dat hij de rendieren van de Kerstman op zijn dak hoort galopperen. Maar dan opeens hoort hij een heel ander geluid. Het klinkt als een trein terwijl hij helemaal niet bij het spoor woont. Een conducteur stapt uit en vertelt hem dat dit de Polar Express is, en vraagt of hij mee op reis gaat. Hij stapt in en ziet nog meer kinderen in hun pyjama. Hij vertrekt naar de Noordpool en beleeft de droom van elk kind dat nog in de Kerstman gelooft.
Nee, helaas is The Polar Express nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Directing | Robert Zemeckis | Director |
| Writing | Robert Zemeckis | Screenplay |
| Writing | William Broyles Jr. | Screenplay |
| Production | Gary Goetzman | Producer |
| Production | Steve Starkey | Producer |
| Production | William Teitler | Producer |
| Production | Robert Zemeckis | Producer |
| Production | Chris Van Allsburg | Executive Producer |
| Production | Tom Hanks | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jack Rapke | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Alan Silvestri | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Don Burgess | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Robert Presley | Director of Photography |
| Editing | R. Orlando Duenas | Editor |
| Editing | Jeremiah O'Driscoll | Editor |
| Production | Scot Boland | Casting |
| Production | Victoria Burrows | Casting |
| Art | Rick Carter | Production Design |
| Art | Doug Chiang | Production Design |
| Art | Karen O'Hara | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joanna Johnston | Costume Design |
| Sound | Brian Magerkurth | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Steven J. Boyd | Co-Producer |
| Production | Debbie Denise | Associate Producer |
| Production | Josh McLaglen | Associate Producer |
| Production | Peter M. Tobyansen | Associate Producer |
| Art | Tony Fanning | Art Direction |
| Art | James Hegedus | Art Direction |
| Art | Alicia Maccarone | Art Direction |
| Art | Norman Newberry | Art Direction |
| Art | Erin Collins Butler | Art Department Coordinator |
| Art | Diana Goodwin | Art Department Coordinator |
| Art | Mike Stassi | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Andrew L. Jones | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | John P. Goldsmith | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Scott Herbertson | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Jim Wallis | Assistant Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pamela Wise | Costume Supervisor |
| Crew | John Carrafa | Choreographer |
| Directing | Luca Kouimelis | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Patrick B. O'Brien | Camera Operator |
| Camera | François Duhamel | Still Photographer |
| Visual Effects | David Schaub | Animation Supervisor |
| Crew | Rob Bredow | Digital Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Mark Lambert | Digital Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Alberto Menache | Digital Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Sean Phillips | Digital Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Martin A. Kline | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Visual Effects | Craig Sost | Visual Effects Producer |
| Sound | Scott Guitteau | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | David C. Hughes | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Tom Johnson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Dennis S. Sands | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Randy Thom | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Dennis Leonard | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kathryn Blondell | Hair Designer |
| Editing | Alison Learned Wolf | First Assistant Editor |
| Art | John Villarino | Construction Coordinator |
| Writing | Chris Van Allsburg | Book |
| Sound | Alan Silvestri | Songs |
| Sound | Glen Ballard | Songs |
| Production | Josh McLaglen | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Josh McLaglen | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Rick Kelly | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Randy Thom | Sound Designer |
| Crew | Chris Juen | Digital Producer |
| Visual Effects | Vladimir Todorov | Character Designer |
| Crew | George Denes Suhayda | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Art | Jackson Bishop | Set Designer |
| Art | Jeffrey Beck | Set Designer |
| Art | Cathlyn Marshall | Set Designer |
| Art | Todd Cherniawsky | Set Designer |
| Art | Smokey Stover | Set Designer |
| Art | Kenneth A. Larson | Set Designer |
| Art | Masako Masuda | Set Designer |
| Art | Kseniya Hoppe | Set Designer |
| Editing | Alex Olivares | First Assistant Editor |
| Visual Effects | Stephen M. Rickert Jr. | VFX Editor |
| Editing | Ryan Chan | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Timothy Eaton | Visual Effects Editor |
| Directing | Fernando Benítez | Layout |
| Directing | Juan Gonzalez | Layout |
| Directing | Corey Hels | Layout |
| Directing | Maks Naporowski | Layout |
| Directing | Carlos Pedroza | Layout |
| Directing | Joseph Thomas | Layout |
| Sound | William B. Kaplan | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Cary Weitz | Boom Operator |
| Art | Robin L. Miller | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Deborah La Mia Denaver | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Daniel C. Striepeke | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Audrey L. Anzures | Key Hair Stylist |
| Lighting | Steven C. McGee | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Bradlee Thomas Emmons III | Rigging Gaffer |
| Camera | Michael J. Coo | Key Grip |
| Camera | Mark P. Coo | Grip |
| Crew | Michael Lantieri | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Production | Gabriela Ríos | Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Jane E. Russell | Unit Publicist |
| Production | Josh Einsohn | Casting Assistant |
| Crew | Randy Cantor | Transportation Coordinator |
| Editing | Jonathan Null | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | E. Larry Oatfield | Foley Editor |
| Crew | Will Files | Sound Design Assistant |
| Sound | Sue Fox | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Kenneth Karman | Music Editor |
| Sound | Conrad Pope | Orchestrator |
| Sound | William Ross | Orchestrator |
| Editing | Terry Hager | Color Timer |
| Art | Ryan Cosgrove | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | Brian Feola | Construction Foreman |
| Art | David C. Potter | Leadman |
| Art | Oliver Scholl | Production Illustrator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ketty Gonzalez | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anthony Almaraz | Set Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Scott Owen | Set Dressing Artist |
| Crew | Paulie DiCocco | Driver |
| Crew | Dana Gong | Post Production Assistant |
| Production | Gabriela Ríos | Production Office Coordinator |
| Crew | Richard Robinson | Propmaker |
| Crew | Jep Hill | Sequence Supervisor |
| Crew | Ken C. Wu | Set Production Assistant |
| Crew | Christopher Burdorf | Software Engineer |
| Crew | Allen Robinson | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Mark Chadwick | Stunts |
| Crew | Samuel R. Harrison III | Video Assist Operator |
| Lighting | Edward J. Cox | Best Boy Electric |
| Lighting | Glen Gustafson | Lighting Artist |
| Lighting | Ronald A. Miller | Rigging Grip |
| Production | Susan Fried | Casting Associate |
| Production | Mark Scoon | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Production | Daryl C. Lefever | Production Accountant |
| Production | Sande Scoredos | Production Supervisor |
| Sound | William B. Kaplan | Sound Mixer |
| Visual Effects | John E. Sasaki | Digital Compositors |
| Visual Effects | Oscar G. Castillo | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Timothy Loughran | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Jim Berney | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Writing | Maureen Beatty | Storyboard |
| Crew | Tom Armbruster | Motion Capture Artist |
| Sound | Gene Radzik | Dolby Consultant |
| Visual Effects | Martin L'Heureux | Animation |
| Writing | Enfys Dickinson | Creative Producer |
| Sound | Ronald G. Roumas | Sound Recordist |
| Visual Effects | Michael Condro | 3D Artist |
| Editing | W. Layne Mcdonald | Additional Editing |
| Visual Effects | Alex Tysowsky | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Alice V. Kaiserian | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Danny Wawrzaszek | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Denis Samoilov | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Jeff Lin | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Jon L. Hooper | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Jordan Harris | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Keith Paciello | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Marco Marenghi | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Paul Jessel | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Seth Hippen | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Stéphane Couture | Animation |
| Camera | David Howard | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Matt Cohen | Camera Operator |
| Visual Effects | Edward Taylor IV | Character Modelling Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robin Richesson | Costume Illustrator |
| Crew | Rob Engle | Digital Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Daniel Kuehn | Digital Producer |
| Crew | Joey Freitas | Driver |
| Crew | Joseph Sullivan | Driver |
| Production | Zane Weiner | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Sound | Dennie Thorpe | Foley |
| Sound | Jana Vance | Foley |
| Camera | Adam W. Erler | Grip |
| Camera | Mitchell K. Hiniker | Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Scott Parrish | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Diana Wilson | Key Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roxane Griffin | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tyler Ely | Key Hair Stylist |
| Lighting | Ben Radcliffe | Lighting Artist |
| Lighting | Frances Kumashiro | Lighting Artist |
| Lighting | Mark Hamilton | Lighting Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Angie Wells | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bill Myer | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cinzia Zanetti | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dale Condit | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Donna Cicatelli-Lewis | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jane English | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karen Westerfield | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Leo Corey Castellano | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisa Buono | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nacoma Whobrey | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nadege Schoenfeld | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Norin | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Ryan | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tegan Taylor | Makeup Artist |
| Visual Effects | Dean Wolcott | Modeling |
| Visual Effects | Dustin Zachary | Modeling |
| Visual Effects | Jeff Frost | Modeling |
| Visual Effects | Kim Smith | Modeling |
| Visual Effects | Marc Steinberg | Modeling |
| Visual Effects | Mark Krentz | Modeling |
| Visual Effects | Tony Bohorquez | Modeling |
| Crew | Mark Lipsmeyer | Motion Capture Artist |
| Sound | Andrew Bain | Musician |
| Sound | Eric Bradley | Musician |
| Sound | George Doering | Musician |
| Sound | James Thatcher | Musician |
| Sound | Kevin Connolly | Musician |
| Sound | M.B. Gordy | Musician |
| Sound | Marcia Dickstein | Musician |
| Sound | Matt Chamberlain | Musician |
| Sound | Patricio Castillo | Musician |
| Sound | Wade Culbreath | Musician |
| Editing | Gary Burritt | Negative Cutter |
| Editing | Mo Henry | Negative Cutter |
| Sound | Joel McNeely | Orchestrator |
| Crew | Adrian Iler | Sequence Supervisor |
| Crew | David Parrish | Sequence Supervisor |
| Crew | Robert Winter | Sequence Supervisor |
| Art | Richard Blake Wester | Set Dresser |
| Crew | Brian Hall | Software Engineer |
| Crew | J. Robert Ray | Software Engineer |
| Crew | Min-Zhi Shao | Software Engineer |
| Crew | Kevin Gillen | Special Effects |
| Crew | Brian Machleit | Stunts |
| Crew | David Hugghins | Stunts |
| Crew | Jeff Evans | Stunts |
| Crew | Matthew Rugetti | Stunts |
| Crew | Shane Habberstad | Stunts |
| Visual Effects | Dan Kessler | VFX Artist |
| Visual Effects | Ergin Kuke | VFX Artist |
| Visual Effects | Ken Ralston | VFX Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Brian C. Davis | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Hae-Jeon Lee | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Kyudon Choi | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Len White | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Lori Smallwood | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Nick Gray | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Sandra Warren | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Chris McLeod | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Jarrod Nesbit | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Rocco Pucillo | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | John Clinton | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Daniel James Weber | Visual Effects Technical Director |
| Visual Effects | Quentin Frost | Visual Effects Technical Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Avneet Kaur | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Michael Len | Motion Capture Artist |
| Directing | Steve Starkey | Second Unit Director |
| Art | Ann Knight | Set Buyer |
| Art | Stefan Dechant | Storyboard Artist |
| Sound | Jonathan Null | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Michael Miller | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | David Lucarelli | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Karen Brocco | Assistant Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Ellen Heuer | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Frank Rinella | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | George Peterson Jr. | Foley Recordist |
| Crew | Joel Mitchell | Special Effects Technician |
| Visual Effects | Jerome Chen | Senior Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Patrick Ballin | Visual Effects Assistant Editor |
| Crew | James Andrykowski | Visual Effects Editor |
| Visual Effects | Beth Tyszkiewicz | Visual Effects Production Assistant |
| Crew | Dane Farwell | Stunt Double |
| Camera | Steven Cueva | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Craig Kohtala | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Antony Diamond | Second Assistant Camera |
| Visual Effects | Andrew Titcomb | Layout Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Kelvin Lee | Senior Animator |
| Production | Judith Bouley | Additional Casting |
| Editing | James Andrykowski | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Jan Yarbrough | Colorist |
| Editing | Paul McGhee | Digital Intermediate Colorist |
| Editing | C. Marie Davis | Digital Intermediate Producer |
| Sound | Alan Silvestri | Conductor |
| Visual Effects | Pete Billington | CG Artist |
| Visual Effects | J.D. Cowles | Compositing Lead |
| Visual Effects | Brian Ducharme | Digital Compositor |
| Production | Christian Feldhaus | First Assistant Accountant |
| Production | Heather Wusterbarth | Key Set Production Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Thomas Esmeralda | Matte Painter |
| Production | Angela Randazzo | Payroll Accountant |
| Production | Josh Ernstrom | Production Assistant |
| Production | Zane Weiner | Production Executive |
| Production | Dakau Jackson | Second Assistant Accountant |
| Crew | Steve Guevara | Motion Capture Artist |
| Camera | James C.J. Williams | Head of Layout |
| Art | Marc Gabbana | Concept Artist |
