The Railway Children Return
Seen it?2022 | 95 min | Drama, Family, Adventure
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for adventure fans and families. If you loved The Guns of Navarone, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG: peril. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
Follow a group of children who are evacuated to a Yorkshire village during the Second World War, where they encounter a young soldier who, like them, is far away from home.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
59% on Rotten Tomatoes, 54 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$4 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 48K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Morgan Matthews
- Jenny AgutterRoberta 'Bobbie' Waterbury
- Sheridan SmithAnnie Waterbury
- Tom CourtenayUncle Walter
- Beau GadsdonLily Watts
- KJ AikensAbe
- Austin HaynesThomas Waterbury
- Eden HamiltonPattie Watts
- Zac CudbyTed Watts
- John BradleyRichard Perks
- Hugh QuarshieGeneral Harrison