
Movies that feel like Nanny McPhee (2005)
If you loved Nanny McPhee, the closest films we have are Mary Poppins Returns (2018), CJ7 (2008) and Addams Family Values (1993). All three share Nanny McPhee's dreamlike and witty feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 8 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu and Paramount Plus Premium and others, checked against today's data.
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If Nanny McPhee hit the spot, these will too

Common ground in both: nanny and family relationships
The difference: Not nearly as melancholy as Nanny McPhee

Common ground: single father
The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

The same preoccupation in both: nanny

One thread runs through both: family relationships
The difference: Leans harder into animation than Nanny McPhee does

Both keep coming back to the same thing: based on young adult novel
The difference: Sits closer to adventure than Nanny McPhee does

The same mix in both: wit, then play

Warm and cozy in the same breath

Both lean on dream logic more than on fantasy

Dreamlike comedy, and it commits to that

Witty family in both cases

Fantasy built on play, twice over

Comedy with a pulse of warmth, in both cases
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