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Nanny McPhee Returns

Original title: Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
  • 2010
  • PG
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
35K
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Nanny McPhee Returns (2010)
Nanny McPhee arrives to help a harried young mother who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war, though she uses her magic to teach the woman's children and their two spoiled cousins five new lessons.
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Nanny McPhee arrives to help a harried young mother who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war, though she uses her magic to teach the woman's children and their t... Read allNanny McPhee arrives to help a harried young mother who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war, though she uses her magic to teach the woman's children and their two spoiled cousins five new lessons.Nanny McPhee arrives to help a harried young mother who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war, though she uses her magic to teach the woman's children and their two spoiled cousins five new lessons.

  • Director
    • Susanna White
  • Writers
    • Emma Thompson
    • Christianna Brand
  • Stars
    • Emma Thompson
    • Maggie Gyllenhaal
    • Ralph Fiennes
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    35K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Susanna White
    • Writers
      • Emma Thompson
      • Christianna Brand
    • Stars
      • Emma Thompson
      • Maggie Gyllenhaal
      • Ralph Fiennes
    • 78User reviews
    • 96Critic reviews
    • 52Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    "Mrs. Docherty's Shop" from Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
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    "Nanny Teaches the Kids a Lesson" from Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
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    Nanny Mcphee Returns: Nanny Mcphee Sneaks A Baby Elephant Upstairs
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    Nanny Mcphee Returns: Nanny Mcphee Arrives
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    Nanny Mcphee Returns: Nanny Mcphee Makes The Kids Stop Fighting
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    Nanny Mcphee Returns: Nanny Mcphee Explains How She Works To The Kids
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    Katy Brand and Sinead Matthews in Nanny McPhee Returns (2010)
    Katy Brand and Sinead Matthews in Nanny McPhee Returns (2010)
    Asa Butterfield, Lil Woods, and Oscar Steer in Nanny McPhee Returns (2010)
    Eros Vlahos and Rosie Taylor-Ritson in Nanny McPhee Returns (2010)
    Oscar Steer in Nanny McPhee Returns (2010)
    Asa Butterfield, Eros Vlahos, and Oscar Steer in Nanny McPhee Returns (2010)
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    Eros Vlahos, Rosie Taylor-Ritson, and Oscar Steer in Nanny McPhee Returns (2010)
    Asa Butterfield, Eros Vlahos, Rosie Taylor-Ritson, Lil Woods, and Oscar Steer in Nanny McPhee Returns (2010)
    Maggie Gyllenhaal, Asa Butterfield, Eros Vlahos, Rosie Taylor-Ritson, and Lil Woods in Nanny McPhee Returns (2010)
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    Emma Thompson
    Emma Thompson
    • Nanny McPhee
    Maggie Gyllenhaal
    Maggie Gyllenhaal
    • Isabel Green
    Ralph Fiennes
    Ralph Fiennes
    • Lord Gray
    Oscar Steer
    Oscar Steer
    • Vincent Green
    Asa Butterfield
    Asa Butterfield
    • Norman Green
    Lil Woods
    Lil Woods
    • Megsie Green
    Eros Vlahos
    Eros Vlahos
    • Cyril Gray
    Rosie Taylor-Ritson
    Rosie Taylor-Ritson
    • Celia Gray
    Daniel Mays
    Daniel Mays
    • Blenkinsop
    Rhys Ifans
    Rhys Ifans
    • Phil Green
    Maggie Smith
    Maggie Smith
    • Mrs Docherty
    Sinead Matthews
    Sinead Matthews
    • Miss Topsey
    Katy Brand
    Katy Brand
    • Miss Turvey
    Bill Bailey
    Bill Bailey
    • Farmer Macreadie
    Ewan McGregor
    Ewan McGregor
    • Mr. Green
    Sam Kelly
    Sam Kelly
    • Mr. Docherty
    Nonso Anozie
    Nonso Anozie
    • Sergeant Jeffreys
    Ed Stoppard
    Ed Stoppard
    • Lieutenant Addis
    • Director
      • Susanna White
    • Writers
      • Emma Thompson
      • Christianna Brand
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      One of the problems with filming the scene with the piglets running away from the children was that the little pigs really enjoyed being caught and cuddled, so were very disinclined to run away.
    • Goofs
      Farmer MacReadie says he heard of a pig which played Scrabble, but the game was known as Criss-Crosswords until 1948.
    • Quotes

      Mrs. Docherty: You seem to have forgotten the way she works. When you need her but do not want her, then she must stay. When you want her, but no longer need her, then she has to go. I know from personal experience.

    • Crazy credits
      After the credits finish, the baby elephant enjoys the Scratchomatic.
    • Connections
      Featured in Live from Studio Five: Episode #1.130 (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      The Best Things In Life Are Free
      (Lew Brown, Buddy G. DeSylva (as B.G. DeSylva), Ray Henderson)

      Performed by Bing Crosby

      Courtesy of EMI Records Ltd

    User reviews78

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    Featured review
    6/10
    An upbeat film for children
    Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang is a personal project for Emma Thompson, starring and writing both the 2005 original and this sequel. She has an obvious love for this children's franchise and the novels of Christianna Brand. Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang was met with almost universal critical acclaim upon its initial release in the UK.

    Isabel Green (Maggie Gyllenhaal) is a stressed out mother to Norman (Asa Butterfield), Megsie (Lil Wood) and Vincent (Oscar). Her husband (Ewan McGregor) is fighting in the Second World War and the family farm is suffering financial troubles. When Isabel's spoilt brat nephew and niece, Cyril (Eros Vlahos) and Celia (Rosie Taylor-Ritson) arrive from London they clash with her hardy county children: it is clear Isabel needs help. Luckily Nanny McPhee (Thompson) comes to disciple the children, teach them important life lessons and help save the farm from being sold by the dastardly Uncle Phil (Rhys Ifans).

    Nanny Mcphee and the Big Bang is clearly aimed for young children and director Susanna White (who is known for television work on Bleak House and Generation Kill) attempts to keep a childish, playful tone throughout the film. This is shown in some of the set designs, like the pig scratchier, and the use of CGI animals. Many of the set pieces in the film felt like being from a cartoon. Young children will enjoy this sequel and there are strong moral messages such as working together and learning to share which parents will want to encourage. Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang is perfectly light and fluffy for boys and girls. The humour of the film is aimed at a young audience, focusing on poo and burping gags and general slapstick, which makes it harder to appeal to teens and adults. The children do grow as characters and slowly become more likable with Thompson and White looking beyond the stereotypes. Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang is a very British, quaint family film with it period, rural setting. This film is also the type of sequel where you do not need or any knowledge of the previous film. Yet the plot is basically a cross between Mary Poppins and a standard plot of someone trying to take property from the rightful owner through sabotage. Plus the filmmakers did not try hard enough to allow adults to enjoy the film as much as children would. Less poo gags and more swimming pigs for next time is my advice.

    Thompson obviously enjoys her role and she did well in her performance as a hard but fair magical woman with a dead-pan delivery. She knows exactly what she wants to do as Nanny McPhee. Gyllenhaal offers a good performance and pulls off a decent English accent. Despite the over-the-top nature of the film, Gyllenhaal plays her character straight as a mother who is simply snowed under. The rest of the main cast are caricatures, with the child actors showing promise. But other performances did not fit well, like Sam Kelly as the Air Warrant. There are some cameos from big name actors like Ralph Fiennes and McGregor to smaller name actors like Bill Bailey, a talented comedian who is best known to American as the desk sergeant in Hot Fuzz. He was quite funny as a stereotypical farmer.
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    • Release date
      • August 20, 2010 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Japan)
      • Universal (Germany)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bảo Mẫu Phù Thủy 2
    • Filming locations
      • Hambleden, Henley-on-Thames, Buckinghamshire, England, UK(on location)
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • StudioCanal
      • Relativity Media
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $35,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $29,011,215
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,407,685
      • Aug 22, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $93,251,121
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1
      • 2.39 : 1

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