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People revisit Mary Poppins Returns for the same reason it broke through in 2018: clear stakes, memorable faces, and a family rhythm that doesn't stall in the middle. Rob Marshall keeps the ensemble pointed in one direction. The fantasy and family blend is the engine: it lets the film shift registers without feeling like two different movies stitched together.
Runtime 2h 11m · ★ 6.5
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★ 7.5 · Comedy · Family · Fantasy · 2h 19m
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Where Mary Poppins Returns excels in fantasy, Mary Poppins (1964) doubles down on family to comparable effect. The tonal similarities run deep enough that watching both back-to-back feels intentional.
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★ 6.7 · Fantasy · Comedy · Family · 1h 37m
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Nanny McPhee (2005) is the natural next step after Mary Poppins Returns: same fantasy DNA, different perspective. The funny streak and family elevate it well above a simple genre exercise.
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★ 6.3 · Comedy · Fantasy · Family · 1h 49m
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Fans of Mary Poppins Returns who respond to its fantasy will find Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010) immediately familiar. Both films share a family sensibility without ever feeling like carbon copies of each other.
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★ 7.2 · Family · Adventure · Comedy · 1h 36m
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There's a reason Mary Poppins Returns fans keep landing on Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021) — the fantasy is unmistakably related even when the plots diverge. Both films operate on the same emotional frequency, especially in their third acts.
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★ 6.7 · Animation · Comedy · Family · 1h 37m
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The Boxtrolls draws from the same fantasy well as Mary Poppins Returns, channeling family in ways that feel unmistakably related. The 2014 film makes a natural companion watch — similar in spirit but distinctly its own.
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★ 7.0 · Adventure · Fantasy · Comedy · 1h 57m
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Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) captures the fantasy appeal of Mary Poppins Returns without simply imitating it. The family streak running through both films is what puts Bedknobs and Broomsticks at the top of any "if you liked…" shortlist.
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★ 6.7 · Family · Fantasy · Comedy · 1h 50m
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The fantasy appeal of Mary Poppins Returns — that funny edge, the family — translates cleanly into Godmothered (2020). Different setting, same essential satisfaction.
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★ 6.6 · Animation · Fantasy · Family · 1h 51m
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The filmmakers behind Spellbound (2024) clearly understood what makes fantasy work — the same quality that keeps Mary Poppins Returns rewatchable. Expect the same funny rhythm, executed with a fresh angle.
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★ 8.5 · Animation · Family · Fantasy · 2h 5m
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Spirited Away (2001) is the kind of film Mary Poppins Returns fans discover and immediately send to their group chat. The fantasy overlap is real, but it's the uplifting emotional pull that seals the recommendation.
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★ 7.0 · Family · Fantasy · Animation · 1h 14m
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Cinderella shares Mary Poppins Returns's gift for fantasy — the 1950 film delivers family without overstaying its welcome. Consider it required viewing once you've finished rewatching your first pick.
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