Nanny McPhee (2006)
73 %
Reviews Counted: 129 Fresh: 94 Rotten:35 Average Rating: 6.6/10
Consensus:
A bit alarming at first, Nanny McPhee has a hard edge to counter Mary Poppins-style sweetness, but it still charms us and teaches some valuable lessons.
Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins
Theatrical Release: 2005
Box Office: $47,124,400
Synopsis: Emma Thompson, whose first screenplay won the 1995 Oscar® for Sense and Sensibility, returns to screenwriting with Nanny McPhee, a motion picture adaptation of the "Nurse Matilda" books by Christianna Brand. Thompson, the only person to have won Oscars® for both acting and writing, also... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, Kelly MacDonald, Celia Imrie, Derek Jacobi
Director: Kirk Jones
Screenwriter: Emma Thompson
Producer: Glynis Murray, Lindsay Doran, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner
Composer: Patrick Doyle
Screenwriter: Emma Thompson
Producer: Glynis Murray, Lindsay Doran, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner
Composer: Patrick Doyle
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01/15/08
Nanny McPhee really works ... despite all of its common plots and ideas, because it stays true to storybook conventions that have never and will never get old.
09/17/07
An exquisitely designed fable that will delight adults as well as their offspring through its beguiling innocence and hushed, low-key charm.
03/01/07
Nanny McPhee falls back on the Nickelodeon principle "If all else fails, hit 'em with a retina-searing overload of visual and aural information."
11/27/06
There are many different kinds of children's movies, and this one tries to be all of them at once -- including one of those in which the children are smarter than the adults.
09/27/06
Its redeeming virtues are Thompson, Firth and Kelly Macdonald as Firth’s adoring housemaid; they manage to give genuine, affecting performances in the midst of all the outlandish, obnoxious goings-on.
05/12/06
I found myself tearing up right on cue, (Patrick Doyle knows all my buttons) but sincerely, enjoying the magical tale as much as if I were a small child.
03/27/06
Should play well with the small fry, though adults may be more bothered by the clumsy shifts in tone.
02/22/06
It relies on a good story and interesting characters a lot more than it does on eye candy.
02/18/06
The kids will love the candy-box sets and costumes like confectionery-shop windows, the whimsy and farcical grotesqueness of it all.
02/08/06
Top Critic
The intermittent pleasures [Nanny McPhee] affords, provided chiefly by a standout cast in high camp mode, make it a passable destination for a family outing.
02/08/06
Any time Thompson curls that prosthetic snaggletooth over her lower lip and murmurs a nearly inaudible harrumph is a comic moment to be treasured.
02/04/06
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