
Nanny McPhee
Taste attributes: comedyfamilyfantasyteenhistoricalfresh & originalwholesomeimaginaryintricatelinearglossyemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
"You'll learn to love her. Warts and all."
Boxlist takeA fantastical comedy that is wholesome, inventive and polished. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
- Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
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.
Synopsis: TMDB
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- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 2005
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Taste scores
- How we score
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