The Royal Nanny

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jonathan Wright directs. Russ Goozee behind the camera. Christopher Guglick scores. Paul Whitehead cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Belgium, Canada, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
• 2Released 4 years ago.
• 3International production across 3 countries: Belgium, Canada, United States of America.
• 4Directed by Jonathan Wright, shot by Russ Goozee. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 5Original score by Christopher Guglick. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 6Editor Paul Whitehead shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 7Rachel Skarsten and Dan Jeannotte and Greta Scacchi carry the top of the cast.
• 8Marketing tagline: "Protecting the crown. Minding the children.".
• 9IMDB entry: tt22247450 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 10Only 55 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography

Russ Goozee

Original score

Christopher Guglick

Editing

Paul Whitehead

Production design

Cédric Van Eesbeek

Costume design

Luminita Lungu

Runtime

84 min · 1h 24m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

G

IMDB

The Royal Nanny (2022) ↗

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Trailers & featurettes

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  Sneak Peek - The Royal Nanny - Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

  Trailer · Official
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  Preview

  Teaser · Official

Community reviews

What people are saying

• Peter McGinn2022-12-23
  ★ 1/10

  I decided to just watch three new Hallmark holiday movies this season, and The Royal Nanny was the best of the three. It ended up where a Hallmark Christmas movie is supposed to, and it used much less icky sweetness and sugar getting there, so as not to endanger the blood sugar readings of diabetic viewers like my wife. It contained the usual bits of romance and humor, but resisted embedding “this is what Christmas is about” messaging as clumsily as the other two movies were loaded with. There were also elements of the spy thriller here, most notably the old “Who can you trust?” Motif. Obviously it borrows from the iconic Mary Poppins also, between the nickname “Scary Poppins” and the difficult children, but it doesn’t lean heavily upon it, just a few brief references in that direction. Greta Scacchi steals the show a bit as the nanny trainer, but everyone does a credible job, with the possible exception of an overacting villain or two. It was a fair movie and I am glad I watched it last out of the three Hallmark film.

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Production companies

Who made it

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  Leif Films

  CA

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  Saga Film

  BE

Key crew

• CastingSebastiàn Moradiellos
• ProducerAgnes Bristow
• ProducerHubert Toint
• EditorPaul Whitehead
• Executive ProducerLeif Bristow
• Production DesignCédric Van Eesbeek
• Costume DesignLuminita Lungu
• Executive ProducerBorga Dorter
• Production DesignPerrine Lejeune
• ProducerJennifer Ritter
• Executive ProducerMichael A. McLaughlin

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• christmas

Release history · US

When it landed

• TV2022-11-12G· Hallmark Channel

Also known as

International titles

• Королевская нянькаRU