Nanny McPhee
A magical nanny arrives to tame a chaotic brood of seven misbehaving siblings, racing against a looming family scandal that threatens to tear them apart unless she can restore order and unite the household.
“You'll learn to love her. Warts and all.”
Synopsis
Cedric Brown, a widower, employs Nanny McPhee to care for his seven unruly children, who have driven away every previous nanny. As the children, led by Simon, continue to tease and provoke her, Nanny McPhee uses mysterious abilities to teach them discipline. When the children's great-aunt and benefactor, Lady Adelaide Stitch, threatens to have them separated, the family unites under Nanny McPhee's guidance.
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Edited by Justin KrishShot by Henry BrahamScored by Patrick DoyleDesigned by Michael HowellsSound by Glenn FreemantleCostumes by Nic EdeStunts by Andy Bradford
Box Office
2005 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 4.9× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$123.3M
US & Canada: $47.1M — 38% of worldwide · International: $76.1M (62%)
Also known as
- Eine zauberhafte Nannyde
- Nanny McPhee - Tata Matildait
- (Bulgarian)Бавачката Макфий
Release dates around the world5 countries · showhide
- United KingdomOct 21, 2005
- IrelandOct 21, 2005
- AustraliaJan 12, 2006
- New ZealandJan 12, 2006
- BrazilJan 20, 2006
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Cast & Crew
227 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Emma Thompson
as Nanny McPhee
Colin Firth
as Mr. Brown
Emma Thompson Nm0000668
as Nanny McPhee
Angela Lansbury
as Aunt Adelaide
Kelly Macdonald
as Evangeline
Thomas Brodie Sangster
as Simon
Eliza Bennett
as Tora
Jennifer Rae Daykin
as Lily
Raphael Coleman
as Eric
Samuel Honywood
as Sebastian
Holly Gibbs
as Christianna
Hebe Barnes
as Baby Agatha
Supporting cast
10Directors
1Writers
3Producers
11David Brown
line producer
David Z Obadiah
animation producer: title sequence (uncredited)
Debra Hayward
executive producer
Eric Fellner
Producer, Producers
Glynis Murray
co-producer
Jan Hogevold
executive producer: Framestore CFC
Lindsay Doran
Producer, Producers
Liza Chasin
executive producer
Noel Donnellon
animation producer: title sequence (uncredited)
Sarah Gower
producer: Framestore CFC (as Sarah Micallef)
Tim Bevan
Producer, Producers
Other crew
193Non Jones
accounts trainee
Kate Filby
additional camera assistant
Gillian Dodders
adr editor / dialogue editor
Abigail Barbier
adr voice casting (uncredited)
Barbara Harris
adr voice casting (uncredited)
Louis Elman
adr voice casting (uncredited)
Paul Donnellon
animation director: title sequence (uncredited)
Luke Carpenter
animator: opening sequence (uncredited)
John Sunter
animator: title sequence (uncredited)
Paul Cross
Art Directors (uncredited)
Ray Chan
Art Directors (uncredited)
Matthew Robinson
as Matt Robinson
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