Nanny McPhee

"You'll learn to love her. Warts and all."

2005 1h 37m EN

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6.7

SOLID

★6.7TMDB · 3,292

FantasyComedyFamily

Synopsis

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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.

“You'll learn to love her. Warts and all.”

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Cast

Emma Thompson
Nanny McPhee
Colin Firth
Mr. Brown
Kelly Macdonald
Evangeline
Thomas Brodie-Sangster
Simon
Eliza Bennett
Tora
Jennifer Rae Daykin
Lily
Raphaël Coleman
Eric
Samuel Honywood
Sebastian

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kirk Jones
Writers: Emma Thompson
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, France, United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.9× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: United Kingdom, France, United States of America.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Nanny McPhee Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kirk Jones, shot by Henry Braham. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Patrick Doyle. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Justin Krish shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Emma Thompson and Colin Firth and Kelly Macdonald carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kirk Jones directs. Henry Braham behind the camera. Patrick Doyle scores. Justin Krish cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom, France, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 4.9× over at the box office.
2Released 21 years ago.
3International production across 3 countries: United Kingdom, France, United States of America.
4Part of the "Nanny McPhee Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Kirk Jones, shot by Henry Braham. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Patrick Doyle. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Justin Krish shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Emma Thompson and Colin Firth and Kelly Macdonald carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "You'll learn to love her. Warts and all.".
10IMDB entry: tt0396752 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 9 themes, including "loss of loved one", "nanny", "education", "family relationships".

The technical file

Cinematography: Henry Braham
Original score: Patrick Doyle
Editing: Justin Krish
Production design: Michael Howells
Costume design: Nic Ede
Makeup / hair: Tamsin Dorling
Stunt coordinator: Rod Woodruff
Runtime: 97 min · 1h 37m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $25,000,000
Box office: $123,276,807
Return: 493% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Nanny McPhee (2005)

Part of

Nanny McPhee Collection

This collection features both films from the family franchise Nanny McPhee. Nanny McPhee and Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang, scripted and acted by Oscar winning actress Emma Thompson.