Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang

The magic's back, warts and all.

PG 2010 · 109 min · ★ 6.3 (2K) · Comedy, Fantasy, Family

Nanny McPhee appears at the door of a harried young mother who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war. But once she’s arrived, Nanny discovers that the children are fighting a war of their own against two spoiled city cousins who have just moved in. Relying on everything from a flying motorcycle and a statue that comes to life to a tree-climbing piglet and a baby elephant, Nanny uses her magic to teach her mischievous charges five new lessons.

Directed by Susanna White · Written by Emma Thompson

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Emma Thompson Nanny McPhee
Maggie Gyllenhaal Isabel Green
Asa Butterfield Norman Green
Oscar Steer Vincent Green
Rosie Taylor-Ritson Celia Gray
Eros Vlahos Cyril Gray
Lil Woods Megsie Green
Rhys Ifans Phil Green
Maggie Smith Mrs. Docherty
Bill Bailey Farmer Macreadie
Sam Kelly Mr. Docherty
Daniel Mays Blenkinsop

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