Synopsis
A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a new home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown family.
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Cast
- Ben WhishawPaddington (voice)
- Hugh BonnevilleHenry Brown
- Sally HawkinsMary Brown
- Madeleine HarrisJudy Brown
- Samuel JoslinJonathan Brown
- Nicole KidmanMillicent
- Julie WaltersMrs. Bird
- Imelda StauntonAunt Lucy (voice)
- Peter CapaldiReginald Curry
- Michael GambonUncle Pastuzo (voice)
Recommendations
- 100
Empire
Marmaladen with gloriously silly jokes, pitch-perfect performances and incidental detail, this is a warm, witty and wondrously inventive great big bear-hug of a movie. - 91
The Playlist
Paddington is totally delightful. - 80
The Telegraph
Serious as Paddington is about meaning something, it’s even more serious about the business of having fun. - 80
Time Out London
It’s charmingly simple. But it also offers a sharp modern spin on Michael Bond’s London-set stories without being cynical. - 80
Total Film
Where family films so often falter, choking on their own contrived sentimentality and/or cool, Paddington is sweet and silly and, at times, edge-of-the-seat stuff. - 80
CineVue
Devoid of cash-in cynicism, and full of belly-shaking humour, Paddington proves to be not just a wonderful contemporary rendition of the bear, but a polite hat-tip to the man who created him, paying homage in the best way possible: by bringing a gentle, slightly reserved, smile to audience faces. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
It’s a relief to report that the final film is actually quite charming, thoughtful and as cuddly as a plush toy, albeit one with a few modern gizmos thrown in. - 70
Variety
Affectionately honoring the everyday quirks of Bond’s stories, while subtly updating their middle-class London milieu, King’s film may divide loyal Paddingtophiles with its high-stakes caper plot, but their enraptured kids won’t care a whit.
