Paddington 2
2017 | 104 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Why it’s a Saturday Special
Critics loved it (99%), audiences rate it highly (7.5/10) and it made about 7 times its budget. A strong pick for the weekend.
Our take: A family film so kind and well-made that it became a running joke as the perfect movie. The joke is mostly true.
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Paddington, now happily settled with the Browns, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy, but it is stolen.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
99% on Rotten Tomatoes, 88 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.5/10 from 3K viewers
- AwardsSolid
1 win, 0 other nominations — won BAFTA's Children & Young People Award - Feature Film
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$290 million worldwide on a $40 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
296K Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
HBO Max Amazon Channel
HBO MaxRent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
Trailer
Cast & crew
Directed by Paul King
- Ben WhishawPaddington Brown (voice)
- Sally HawkinsMary Brown
- Hugh BonnevilleHenry Brown
- Madeleine HarrisJudy Brown
- Samuel JoslinJonathan Brown
- Julie WaltersMrs. Bird
- Hugh GrantPhoenix Buchanan
- Imelda StauntonAunt Lucy (voice)
- Brendan GleesonKnuckles McGinty
- Jim BroadbentSamuel Gruber