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Nanny McPhee (Widescreen) (2005)
Front Cover Actor Back Cover
Emma Thompson Nanny McPhee
Colin Firth Mr. Brown
Angela Lansbury Aunt Adelaide
Kelly MacDonald Evangeline
Thomas Sangster Simon Brown
Patrick Barlow Mr. Jowls
Jenny Daykin Lily
Raphael Coleman Eric
Samuel Honywood Sebastian
Holly Gibbs Christianna
Eliza Bennett Tora
Jennifer Rae Daykin Lily
Raphaël Coleman Eric
Sam Honywood Sebastian
Hebe Barnes Baby Agatha
Movie Details
Genre Comedy; Family; Fantasy
Director Kirk Jones; Kirk Jones (III)
Producer Lindsay Doran; Tim Bevan
Writer Emma Thompson; Christianna Brand
Studio Universal Pictures
Language English
Audience Rating PG
Running Time 98 mins
Country USA
Color Color
IMDb Rating 6.9
Plot
A nanny reveals ways of making children behave that are much more effective than a time-out in this fantasy comedy based on the "Nurse Matilda" books for children by Christianna Brand. Near the dawn of the twentieth century, Mr. Brown (Colin Firth) is a widower who must tend to his business as an undertaker while looking after his brood of seven children. Brown's offspring are a singularly ill-mannered lot who have managed to drive away 17 different nannies when their father arranges for one Nanny McPhee (Emma Thompson) to help out with the children. McPhee is an strange looking woman with a large nose, protruding teeth, and pock-marked skin, but it isn't long before the kids realize she has magical powers and isn't afraid to use them to help keep them in line. While the children aren't taken with McPhee's insistence on such things as saying "please" and listening to their elders, it becomes clear everyone has bigger things to worry about. Aunt Adelaide (Angela Lansbury) has insisted that if Mr. Brown cannot find a new wife within a month, she'll take custody of one of the children and cut off Brown's inheritance, and while Brown and the widow Mrs. Quickly (Celia Imrie) seem fond of one another, his ineptitude in courtship seems to insure he'll never get her to the altar. But while the Brown Children realize Nanny McPhee is a formidable opponent, she can also be a valuable ally as they learn to make use of her talents by being better children; they also discover that as they behave better, she begins to look less frightening. Emma Thompson, who played the title role in Nanny McPhee, also wrote the film's screenplay. — Mark Deming
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 355
Collection Status In Collection
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Product Details
Format DVD
Region Region
Screen Ratio Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
UPC (Barcode) 025192630927
Release Date 5/9/2006
Subtitles English; Spanish; French
Packaging Keep Case
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
SPANISH: Dolby Digital 5.1
FRENCH: Dolby Digital 5.1
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Extra Features
Hilarious Gag Reel
Seven Deleted Scenes, Including an Alternate Opening!
Village Life - The behind-the-scenes mysteries of creating the fantastic sets are revealed!
Nanny McPhee Makeover - See Emma Thompson's magical transformation into the homely Nanny McPhee, snaggletooth and all!
And Much More!