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