British children's fantasy starring Emma Thompson (Love Actually) as a magical governess - but this nanny is no Mary Poppins. Widowed...
British children's fantasy starring Emma Thompson (Love Actually) as a magical governess - but this nanny is no Mary Poppins. Widowed undertaker Mr. Brown (Colin Firth, The King's Speech) must find a governess for his seven unruly children. He employs the mysterious Nanny McPhee, a frightening old maid with a no nonsense attitude and magical powers.
The Brown children make it their mission to drive her away, as they have done the last 17 nannies. When Mr. Brown's Aunt Adelaide (Angela Lansbury, Mr. Popper's Penguins) threatens to cut off his inheritance and break up the family if he can't find a wife within the month, the children turn to Nanny McPhee for help.
Based on the Nurse Matilda children's books, Emma Thompson stars and also wrote the screenplay.
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74 %134 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
64 %495,296 reviewsAudience score rating
13+Age suitabilityChildren & Media rating
"A “Mary Poppins”-like tale of naughty well-heeled tykes tamed by a magical child-minder."
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Variety
Variety"Magic is in short supply in this boring fantasy."
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Total Film
Total Film"Pleasing but ultimately unsatisfying."
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Time Out
Time Out"Endearing but somewhat scatterbrained."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Frothy and fun yet deliciously dark, this may be eclipsed by next month’s Harry Potter but should be sought out for its own, equally entertaining, magical charm."
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Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"Like Roald Dahl's idea of ''Mary Poppins"..."
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Boston Globe
Boston GlobeNanny McPhee | Details
- Runtime
- 97
- Genre
- Comedy, Fantasy, Kids & Family
- Country of origin
- UK
