Mary Poppins Returns

"Magic always returns."

2018 2h 11m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 3,534

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Synopsis

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Mary Poppins returns to the Banks family and helps them evade grave dangers by taking them on magical, musical adventures.

“Magic always returns.”

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Cast

Emily Blunt
Mary Poppins
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Jack
Ben Whishaw
Michael Banks
Emily Mortimer
Jane Banks
Pixie Davies
Annabel
Nathanael Saleh
John
Joel Dawson
Georgie
Julie Walters
Ellen

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rob Marshall
Writers: David Magee, James S. Baker, Rob Marshall
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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$130M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Mary Poppins Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

CAST

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314+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rob Marshall, shot by Dion Beebe. 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 Marc Shaiman. 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 Wyatt Smith shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda and Ben Whishaw carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Rob Marshall directs. Dion Beebe behind the camera. Marc Shaiman scores. Wyatt Smith cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1$130M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Released 8 years ago.
3Part of the "Mary Poppins Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4314+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by Rob Marshall, shot by Dion Beebe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Marc Shaiman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Wyatt Smith shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda and Ben Whishaw carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Magic always returns.".
10IMDB entry: tt5028340 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 15 themes, including "london, england", "based on novel or book", "magic", "nanny".

The technical file

Cinematography: Dion Beebe
Original score: Marc Shaiman
Editing: Wyatt Smith
Production design: John Myhre
Costume design: Sandy Powell
Makeup / hair: Tamsin Dorling
VFX supervisor: Brendan Seals
Sound: Mike Prestwood Smith
Stunt coordinator: Mark Mottram
Runtime: 131 min · 2h 11m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $130,000,000
Box office: $348,807,090
Return: 268% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Mary Poppins Returns (2018)

Awards

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

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Part of

Mary Poppins Collection

Mary Poppins is a 1964 American musical fantasy film directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Walt Disney, with songs written and composed by the Sherman Brothers. A sequel, Mary Poppins Returns, was released in 2018, making it one of the longest gaps between film sequels in cinematic history at 54 years.

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Dark Jedi2019-05-27
★ 8/10
The original Mary Poppins was one of my favorite movies when I was a kid and it kind of still is. Thus I was indeed a bit worried when I sat down to watch this one with the kids yesterday. After all there is really so many ways a incompetent writer could have screwed this one up. Especially one with an agenda. Luckily this was not the case and I have to say that I quite liked this movie. Disney actually managed to keep the ambiance of the original movie and it actually felt like a Disney movie from the good old days. The days before every easily offended retard tried to make every movie into a preaching mouth piece for their personal crusade. I think I liked the first half of the movie best. It was an explosion of song, magic and, for me, nostalgia. Apart from the hugely improved technology this movie had available to make the magic bits it actually felt like it could have been made back to back with the original. They really managed to capture the atmosphere from back then. If I had to compare the two directly I would still go with the original as the best one. It was more imaginative and it just felt a bit better two me. The story is a bit of a rehash of the original. They could have come up with something more original. Also, the second movie seemed to fizzle out a bit compared to the first half. I would have liked to see some more Mary Poppins coolness and magic, like we saw in the first half of the movie, instead of, mostly, conventional stuff. Also the take down of the bad guy was a bit underwhelming. Apart from that I think sequel was not bad at all.
Peter McGinn2020-04-05
★ 8/10
I enjoyed this movie just as I love the original Mary Poppins. I think it is largely a thankless task doing sequels for beloved films: Christopher Robin and Hook had to pass through a crucible of dislike by lovers of similar original flicks. Remakes are similarly unpopular, perhaps for better reason, in my opinion. O The makers of Mary Poppins Returns aren't trying to reinvent the wheel, just entertain by using a bit of imagination to bring the original tale to a more savvy modern audience. No reason for us to rhetorically throw our toys out of the sandbox. Okay, I may not watch this new offering as often as I have the original, but it was entertaining without being rude, profane, crude or violent. Kind of rare, that.
Andre Gonzales2023-07-18
★ 5/10
Not any where close to as entertaining as the original. The storyline was the only good thing. Otherwise the movie was actually disappointing.