Mary Poppins Returns

Magic always returns.

2018 • 131 min • Fantasy · Family · Comedy

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Synopsis

Mary Poppins returns to the Banks family and helps them evade grave dangers by taking them on magical, musical adventures.

Our family guide

Best from age 6

Movie Knight Score

3502 reviews

67 Reviewers · 3 · 53%
65 Audience · 3499 · 47%

Mary Poppins returns to help the now-adult Banks children save their family home from foreclosure through a series of whimsical, magical adventures. The film blends live-action with delightful animated sequences and a catchy new score.

Violence & peril: 1/10
Language: 0/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 0/10
Romance & sensuality: 0/10
Scary moments: 3/10

Heads up

A parent's death is a plot point
Brief chase scenes with mild peril

What it models well

Family unity and support
Optimism and hope
Imagination and wonder
Resourcefulness in adversity

Talk about it after

The importance of family in tough times
Finding joy and magic in everyday life
Coping with loss and change
Managing financial difficulties

Written by the Movie Knight editorial team for Mary Poppins Returns. Our own words, our own scoring — always double-check against your family's standards.

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Top billed cast

Director: Rob Marshall • Crew: David Magee, Rob Marshall, David Magee, John DeLuca

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Reviewer notes

Not recommended
Not any where close to as entertaining as the original. The storyline was the only good thing. Otherwise the movie was actually disappointing.
Andre Gonzales, TMDB Community

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers
I enjoyed this movie just as I love the original Mary Poppins. I think it is largely a thankless task doing sequels for beloved films: Christopher Robin and Hook had to pass through a crucible of dislike by lovers of similar original flicks. Remakes are similarly unpopular, perhaps for better reason, in my opinion.…
Peter McGinn, TMDB Community

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers
The original Mary Poppins was one of my favorite movies when I was a kid and it kind of still is. Thus I was indeed a bit worried when I sat down to watch this one with the kids yesterday. After all there is really so many ways a incompetent writer could have screwed this one up. Especially one with an agenda. Luckily this was not the case and I have to say that I quite liked this movie.…
Dark Jedi, TMDB Community