Film · TMDB
6.7Widower 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.
Released: 2005-10-2197 minDir: Kirk JonesFantasy, Comedy, Family
Cast
- Emma Thompson as Nanny McPhee
- Colin Firth as Mr. Brown
- Kelly Macdonald as Evangeline
- Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Simon
- Eliza Bennett as Tora
- Jennifer Rae Daykin as Lily
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
6.6/10
90,583 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
74%
Metacritic
59/100
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- 3 wins & 4 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Kirk Jones
- Screenplay by
- Emma Thompson
- Story by
- Christianna Brand
- Based on
- Nurse Matilda by Christianna Brand
- Produced by
- Lindsay Doran Tim Bevan Eric Fellner
- Starring
- Emma Thompson Colin Firth Kelly Macdonald Derek Jacobi Celia Imrie Patrick Barlow Imelda Staunton Thomas Brodie-Sangster Angela Lansbury
- Cinematography
- Henry Braham
- Edited by
- Justin Krish Nick Moore
- Music by
- Patrick Doyle
- Production companies
- StudioCanal Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Working Title Films Three Strange Angels Nanny McPhee Productions
- Distributed by
- Universal Pictures (United States; International through United International Pictures ), Mars Distribution (France)
- Release dates
Key dates
- Published
- 2 February 2006
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- children's film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
- Based on
- Nurse Matilda
- Director
- Kirk Jones
- Cast member
- Elizabeth Berrington
- Composer
- Patrick Doyle
- Producer
Article
Nanny McPhee is a 2005 comedy drama fantasy film directed by Kirk Jones, based on the Nurse Matilda character by Christianna Brand. Set in Victorian England in the 1860s, it stars Emma Thompson (who wrote the screenplay) as Nanny McPhee, along with Colin Firth, Kelly Macdonald, Derek Jacobi, Celia Imrie, Patrick Barlow, Imelda Staunton, Thomas Sangster and Angela Lansbury.
It was co-produced by StudioCanal, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Working Title Films, Three Strange Angels, and Nanny McPhee Productions with music by Patrick Doyle, and produced by Lindsay Doran, Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner.
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2000s children's fantasy films2000s fantasy comedy films2005 American films2005 British films2005 children's films2005 English-language films2005 filmsAmerican fantasy comedy filmsBritish children's comedy filmsBritish fantasy comedy filmsEnglish-language fantasy comedy filmsFiction about child care occupations