Nanny McPhee (2005)
You'll learn to love her. Warts and all.
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Nanny McPhee rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb6.6/10· 91K votes
Rotten Tomatoes74%
Metacritic59%
TMDb6.692/10· 3K votesWith 74% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.6/10 on IMDb and 59/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.
About Nanny McPhee
Widower Cedric Brown hires Nanny McPhee to care for his seven rambunctious children, who have chased away all previous nannies. Taunted by Simon and his siblings, Nanny McPhee uses mystical powers to instill discipline. And when the children's great-aunt and benefactor, Lady Adelaide Stitch, threatens to separate the kids, the family pulls together under the guidance of Nanny McPhee.
Cast of Nanny McPhee
Emma Thompson
as Nanny McPhee
Colin Firth
as Mr. Brown
Kelly Macdonald
as Evangeline
Thomas Brodie-Sangster
as Simon
Eliza Bennett
as Tora
Jennifer Rae Daykin
as Lily
Raphaël Coleman
as Eric
Samuel Honywood
as Sebastian
Holly Gibbs
as Christianna
Hebe Barnes
as Baby Agatha
- Z
Zinnia Barnes
as Baby Agatha
Angela Lansbury
as Aunt Adelaide
Nanny McPhee facts
- Budget
- $25M
- Box office
- $123.3M
- Collection
- Nanny McPhee Collection
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Family relationships provide heartfelt emotional core to fantasy
- •Education themes resonate through charming fairy tale storytelling
- •Magical nanny character delivers whimsical family entertainment appeal
What the audience disliked
- •Loss of loved one subplot feels emotionally manipulative overall
- •Young adult novel adaptation simplifies character depth considerably
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