2023 American film Harold and the Purple Crayon Directed by Carlos Saldanha Screenplay by Dallas Clayton David Guion Michael Handelman Based on Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson Produced by John Davis Starring Zachary Levi Zooey Deschanel Lil Rel Howery Ravi Patel Cinematography Gabriel Beristain Production companies Columbia Pictures Davis Entertainment Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing Release date January 27, 2023 (2023-01-27) Country United States Language English