Nanny McPhee
Film200597 min

Nanny McPhee

Taste attributes: comedyfamilyfantasyteenhistoricalfresh & originalwholesomeimaginaryintricatelinearglossyemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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"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

Taste Attributes

coming of agecomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Emma ThompsonColin FirthKelly MacdonaldThomas Brodie-SangsterEliza Bennett

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
2005
Runtime
97 min
Status
Released
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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