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The Railway Children Return

  • 20222022
  • PGPG
  • 1h 39m
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5.5/10
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The Railway Children Return (2022)
Follow a group of children who are evacuated to a Yorkshire village during the Second World War, where they encounter a young soldier who, like them, is far away from home.
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Follow a group of children who are evacuated to a Yorkshire village during the Second World War, where they encounter a young soldier who, like them, is far away from home.Follow a group of children who are evacuated to a Yorkshire village during the Second World War, where they encounter a young soldier who, like them, is far away from home.Follow a group of children who are evacuated to a Yorkshire village during the Second World War, where they encounter a young soldier who, like them, is far away from home.
IMDb RATING
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968
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    • Morgan Matthews
  • Writers
    • Daniel Brocklehurst(screenplay by)
    • Jemma Rodgers(based upon a treatment by)
    • Lionel Jeffries(inspired by the film "The Railway Children" by)
  • Stars
    • Beau Gadsdon
    • Eden Hamilton
    • Zac Cudby
    • Morgan Matthews
  • Writers
    • Daniel Brocklehurst(screenplay by)
    • Jemma Rodgers(based upon a treatment by)
    • Lionel Jeffries(inspired by the film "The Railway Children" by)
  • Stars
    • Beau Gadsdon
    • Eden Hamilton
    • Zac Cudby
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    • 62User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
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    Beau Gadsdon
    Beau Gadsdon
    • Lily
    Eden Hamilton
    Eden Hamilton
    • Pattie
    Zac Cudby
    • Ted
    Jessica Baglow
    Jessica Baglow
    • Angela
    Caroline Cookson
    • Upset Parent
    Oscar Wallwork
    Oscar Wallwork
    • Jimmy
    Thomas Flynn
    • Pox
    Jude Grillo
    • Little Boy
    Neil Hurst
    Neil Hurst
    • Teacher
    Jenny Agutter
    Jenny Agutter
    • Roberta 'Bobbie' Waterbury
    Sheridan Smith
    Sheridan Smith
    • Annie
    Austin Haynes
    Austin Haynes
    • Thomas
    John Bradley
    John Bradley
    • Richard Perks
    Liam Dhillon
    • Amercian Officer
    Tashinga Bepete
    Tashinga Bepete
    • American GI
    KJ Aikens
    KJ Aikens
    • Abe
    Micky Williams
    • Children's Dad
    • (as Mickey Williams)
    Joseph Richards
    Joseph Richards
    • Georgie Duckworth
      • Morgan Matthews
    • Writers
      • Daniel Brocklehurst(screenplay by)
      • Jemma Rodgers(based upon a treatment by)
      • Lionel Jeffries(inspired by the film "The Railway Children" by)
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    • Trivia
      Utilises the same Yorkshire locations as the 1970 film this story follows.
    • Goofs
      The blackout did not appear to be in force in Oakworth. In many scenes, from Lily climbing out of the window and running down the field with a torch, to front doors being opened in a blaze of light, there was no indication that a blackout was in force at all.

      Blackout regulations started on 1st September 1939 and ended in May 1945. Rules were relaxed slightly in September 1944, but only to allow very low levels of lighting, no brighter than moonlight.

      Lily's torch would have been pasted over with dark paper to dim the beam, or black paper with a slit in it.

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    4/10
    Disappointing sequel riddled with woke ideas and historical inaccuracies
    Having seen the original Railway Children numerous times since it was first released in 1970, I had high hopes for this film, on the basis that Jenny Agutter had agreed to appear in it. However, I was sorely disappointed, as historical inaccuracies and retrospective applied politically correct ideas totally ruined the film for me. To give just a few examples:

    The film is based on children being evacuated from Manchester in 1944 in response to a renewed German bombing offensive. While such an offensive did occur (and was known as the Baby Blitz) it was largely concentrated on London and the south east of England.

    Bobbie's grandson, Thomas, had a far too broad Yorkshire accent for someone from a middle-class family.

    Lily would not have been detained for a prolonged period by the American MPs, but would have been handed over to the British police at the earliest opportunity.

    The British policemen would have been wearing helmets and not flat caps.

    Lily seeking to hide Abe's army uniform by giving him civilian clothes is completely ludicrous, as he would have been immediately identifiable by his skin colour (or perhaps color).

    A young man with Down's syndrome would not have been employed as a telegraph boy at that time.

    The American general at the end of the film would not have been black.
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    • Release date
      • September 23, 2022 (United States)
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      • United Kingdom
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      • Oakworth Railway Station, Station Road, Oakworth, Keighley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Aquarium Studios
      • StudioCanal UK
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    • 1 hour 39 minutes
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