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Paddington
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Paddington is a 2014 comedy and family film directed and written by Paul King. The movie, which originated in the United Kingdom and France, stars Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, and Madeleine Harris. It is based on the character Paddington Bear and was produced by David Heyman. The narrative takes place in London and Peru, with filming conducted in London. The film has a runtime of 95 minutes and is presented in English.
The production involved Heyday Films and StudioCanal UK, with distribution handled by StudioCanal and Netflix. Additional production companies included Anton Capital Entertainment and TF1 Films Production. The film had a budget of 55,000,000 and generated a box office revenue of 333,960,862. It received a PG rating and was nominated for two BAFTAs, with seven nominations and three wins in total.
Critical reception included a 7.3 rating on IMDb and a 77 Metascore. The film also achieved a 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It participated in the 28th European Film Awards.
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Film · TMDB
7.1A young Peruvian bear travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he meets the kindly Brown family, who offer him a temporary haven.
Cast
- Ben Whishaw as Paddington (voice)
- Hugh Bonneville as Henry Brown
- Sally Hawkins as Mary Brown
- Madeleine Harris as Judy Brown
- Samuel Joslin as Jonathan Brown
- Julie Walters as Mrs. Bird
Themes
- london, england
- based on novel or book
- peru
- anthropomorphism
- bear
- based on children's book
- family
- talking to animals
- children's book
- taxidermist
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Ratings
IMDb
7.3/10
151,982 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
97%
Metacritic
77/100
- Year
- 2014
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Comedy, Family
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 BAFTA 3 wins & 7 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Paul King
- Screenplay by
- Paul King
- Story by
- Hamish McColl Paul King
- Based on
- Paddington Bear , by Michael Bond
- Produced by
- David Heyman
- Starring
- Hugh Bonneville Sally Hawkins Julie Walters Jim Broadbent Peter Capaldi Nicole Kidman Ben Whishaw
- Cinematography
- Erik Wilson
- Edited by
- Mark Everson
- Music by
- Nick Urata
- Production companies
- StudioCanal Heyday Films TF1 Films Production Anton Capital Entertainment
- Distributed by
- StudioCanal
- Release dates
- 28 November 2014 ( 2014-11-28 ) (United Kingdom) 3 December 2014 ( 2014-12-03 ) (France)
- Running time
- 95 minutes
- Countries
- United Kingdom France
- Language
- English
- Budget
- €38.5 million ($65 million (gross) , $54.7 million (net) )
- Box office
- $326.1 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Paddington is a 2014 live-action animated comedy film written and directed by Paul King. It was developed from a story by King and Hamish McColl, which was based on the stories of the character Paddington Bear created by Michael Bond. Produced by David Heyman, Paddington stars Ben Whishaw as the voice of the title character, with Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, and Nicole Kidman in live-action roles. The film follows Paddington, an anthropomorphic bear who migrates from the jungles of "Darkest Peru" to the streets of London, where he meets the Brown family, unaware he is being pursued by a taxidermist.
A British and French venture produced by StudioCanal UK, Heyday Films, TF1 Films Production and Anton Capital Entertainment, Paddington's principal photography began in September 2013 and wrapped up in June 2014. Colin Firth was originally set to voice Paddington, but dropped out in post-production and was replaced by Whishaw.
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