Nanny McPhee

2005

Action / Comedy / Family / Fantasy

65
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 64% · 134 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 64% · 250K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.6/10 10 90870 90.9K

loss of loved one nanny education family relationships widower single father

Plot summary

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.

Director

Kirk Jones Photo
Kirk Jones

Top cast

Emma Thompson Photo
Emma Thompson as Nanny McPhee
Thomas Brodie-Sangster Photo
Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Simon
Angela Lansbury Photo
Angela Lansbury as Aunt Adelaide
Kelly Macdonald Photo
Kelly Macdonald as Evangeline
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719.32 MB
1280*544
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 37 min
Seeds 13
1.49 GB
1920*816
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 37 min
Seeds 60

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by ArmsAndMan 8 / 10

The Empty Chair

Emma Thompson fearlessly works with seven children and a barnyard of animals -- not to mention ugly-face make-up -- and she never once is upstaged.My only complaint is about Colin Firth, who has a thankless role, but I've never found him all that interesting anyway.My 9-year-old daughter, an avid Harry Potter fan, enjoyed the magic of the story and its rich layers of morality. At a key moment, creative obedience to an adult instruction leads to a slapstick showdown that delighted every kid in the theater, including me.There are moments of peril and cruelty, a villain worthy of Dickens, even corpses in the father's place of business, but nothing presented here is worse than everyday life that all children endure. One of the most poetic understatements in any kid film occurs with the first shot: an empty chair, once occupied by a loving mother.Nanny McPhee arrives to teach the unruly children, but the grown-ups have the most to learn about loss, honesty, and true love.
Reviewed by brotherfallout 8 / 10

Perfect for kids, plenty of fun for the adults

Seven children, seventeen nannies. Poor dad Cedric Brown (Colin Firth) has all but given up. Suddenly, enter Nanny McPhee (Emma Thompson) using her magical powers (both emotionally and literally) to kick them into shape. Remind you of something? I'd be concerned if it didn't. But thankfully, as Nanny McPhee progresses, it twists and turns in such a pleasant fashion that by the end, you'll be wondering 'Mary who?' Adapted for the screen by Thompson herself, this is a fun and inventive kids film that is guaranteed to make you smile. Firth does his usually stuttering British man shtick, but given he has little to do, makes the most of it. Imedla Staunton, Angela Lansbury and Celia Imrie ham it up shamelessly and are loads of fun. But most of the attention should be directed towards Thompson, an ugly but constantly entertaining lead.The art direction, visual effects and Patrick Doyle's fabulous score all soar in a confident over-the-top direction, as is the tone of the film. The score, by-the-books though it may be, is perfect and bodes well for Doyle's work on the new Harry Potter movie.Rather than basing its entirety on the naughty kids storyline, McPhee jumps from plot point to plot point, stuffing a whole lotta characters and twists into it's 97 minute running time. Thanks to this, Thompson's endearing loveliness and a cute array of kids (lead by Thomas Sangster, the kid from Love Actually), Nanny McPhee emerges triumphant as one of the better kids movies in recent memory, mostly because the adults will love it too. And anyone who isn't enchanted by the magical ending has to have a stone for a heart.
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