Nanny McPhee (Widescreen Edition) |  | Director: Kirk Jones
Actors: Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, Angela Lansbury, Kelly Macdonald, Thomas Sangster
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Sales Rank: 2672
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 97 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 025192630927
UPC: 025192630927
EAN: 0025192630927
ASIN: B000F1IQNM
Theatrical Release Date: January 27, 2006
Release Date: May 9, 2006
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Product Description
A mysterious governess uses magic to regain control of the misbehaved children of a widowed funeral director.
Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: PG
Release Date: 22-AUG-2006
Media Type: DVD
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With hairy warts, a stern-looking unibrow and one extremely protruding buck-tooth, Nanny McPhee is a wonderfully comedic substitute for Mary Poppins in this entertaining family fantasy. By loosely adapting Christianna Brand's Nurse Matilda children's books of the 1960s, Oscar®-winning screenwriter Emma Thompson (Sense and Sensibility) has also given herself the plum role of Nanny McPhee, who can tame even the most unruly children with a tap of her magic walking stick. Her latest challenge is the bratty brood of a recent widower Mr. Brown (Colin Firth), who's under pressure to find a new wife or lose his much-needed allowance from wealthy Aunt Adelaide (a tailor-made role for Angela Lansbury). His love for scullery maid Evangeline (Kelly Macdonald) remains unspoken as he wincingly woos the eagerly merry widow Mrs. Quickly (Celia Imrie), but Brown's raucous rugrats have a plan to make things right, especially after they've come under the benevolent influence of Nanny McPhee, whose peculiar brand of discipline works wonders for everyone involved. Both quintessentially British and universally appealing, this wildly colorful comedy (thanks to a bold palette of costume and production design) was capably directed by Kirk Jones, whose appreciation for comic actors was equally apparent in his critically acclaimed 1998 comedy Waking Ned Devine. With just a hint of darkness to offset the whimsy, Nanny McPhee offers a splendid match of director, cast and material, guaranteed to please Wallace & Gromit fans and anyone else with a taste for British zaniness. --Jeff Shannon
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 Wonderful family DVD February 5, 2010
J. Barsumian
This is a DVD to enjoy with family! I would watch it many times and not be bored. There are reasons to enjoy this over and over as one does not see all the meaningful details on the first viewing. I can't understand why it wasn't "bigger at the box office." It is simply charming!
Wonderful for all ages January 21, 2010
J. Wolf (Florida)
Great entertainment and lessons learned. Grandkids just love this video. Emma Thompson is wonderful.
Children's Movie January 10, 2010
M. Erickson (CT)
I purchase this movie for two of my grand-daughters, hoping they'll learn what consequences an individual receives for actions of not so nice behavior). A great watch for the whole family,very enjoable.
I laughed till I cried January 10, 2010
Nancy M. Hammons (New Bern, N.C.)
I like this movie because no matter how many time I see it it makes me laugh. Nanny McPhee's transformation in to Emma Thompson is amazing and Colin Firth as the widowed father and his seven children are wonderful.
Nanny McPhee January 3, 2010
Arnita D. Brown (USA)
A new nanny enters the household of the recently widowed Mr. Brown and attempts to tame his seven exceedingly ill-behaved children. The children, led by the oldest boy Simon, have managed to drive away 17 previous nannies and are certain that they will have no trouble with this one. But as Nanny McPhee takes control, they begin to notice that their vile behavior now leads swiftly and magically to rather startling consequences. Her influence also extends to the family's deeper problems, including Mr. Brown's sudden and seemingly inexplicable attempts to find a new wife; an announcement by the domineering Aunt Adelaide that she intends to take one of the children away; and the sad and secret longings of their scullery maid, Evangeline. As the children's behavior begins to change, Nanny McPhee's arresting face and frame appear to change as well, creating even more questions about this mysterious stranger whom the children and their father have come to love. A witty, rocking kids' movie that adults will enjoy, too.
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