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Paddington 2

Paddington 2

Adventure · Comedy · Family · 2017

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.

Movie details

Paddington 2

“Magic. Mystery. Marmalade.”

2017 Adventure · Comedy · Family 1h 44m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.5 / 10

Community rating

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.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Paddington 2?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Paul King

Written by

Paul King · Simon Farnaby · Jon Croker · Mark Burton

Ben Whishaw

Ben Whishaw

Paddington Brown (voice)

Sally Hawkins

Sally Hawkins

Mary Brown

Hugh Bonneville

Hugh Bonneville

Henry Brown

Madeleine Harris

Madeleine Harris

Judy Brown

Samuel Joslin

Samuel Joslin

Jonathan Brown

Julie Walters

Julie Walters

Mrs. Bird

Hugh Grant

Hugh Grant

Phoenix Buchanan

Court is in session

Put Paddington 2 on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.