Saving Mr. Banks

Where her book ended, their story began.

Mary Poppins is one of Disney's most famous and best-loved films. However, getting the film made took Walt twenty years, to convince the author to sell him the film rights. In desperation, Walt invited her to Hollywood for two weeks and turned on the charm... and eventually, a deal was made. This is the story of those two weeks.

125 minutes.
Parental Guidance 7-9.
Biographical, Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical, Period piece.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Let's see Clooney bear this hairstyle!

Credits

Cast	Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Annie Rose Buckley, Colin Farrell, Ruth Wilson, Paul Giamatti, Bradley Whitford
Director	John Lee Hancock
Screenplay	Kelly Marcel, Sue Smith
Music	Thomas Newman
Cinematography	John Schwartzman
Editing	Mark Livolsi
Sound formats	Dolby Digital, Datasat
Soundtrack	Available
Made in	2013
Produced by	Walt Disney Pictures, Ruby Films, Essential Media & Entertainment, BBC Films, Hopscotch Features

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Comedy, drama, biography
Language	None
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	None
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	NOne
Drug abuse	None
Comments
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USA MPAA rating

PG: Parental Guidance Suggested	Rated PG-13 for thematic elements including some unsettling images
Runtime	125
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity	Violence	Blood / Gore / Gross
Guns / Weapons	Profanity	Alcohol / Drugs
Smoking	Disrespectful / Bad Attitude	Imitative Behaviour
Frightening / Tense Scenes	Jump Scenes	Tense Family Scenes
Music (Scary/Tense)	Music (Inappropriate)	Topics to talk about

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit 12 +	Positive messages	Positive role models
Violence	Sex	Language
Consumerism	Drinking, drugs, smoking

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith Spoonful of sugar makes revisionist history go down a treat.	15
Die Burger Laetitia Pople Genotvolle blik op storiemakers.	15
ReelViews James Berardinelli Taken on its own, Saving Mr. Banks is a pleasant, crowd-pleasing endeavor. For those with a soft spot for Mary Poppins, however, it's a treasure.	18
ScreenIt C. Fuchs While the real-life aftermath of the author's reaction to the finished product unfortunately wasn't as cathartic and sweet as portrayed here, few viewers will know that truth and thus will likely highly enjoy the offering.	14
Metacritic.com 46 critics	13
Rottentomatoes critics 220 critics	14
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Aggressively likable and sentimental to a fault, Saving Mr. Banks pays tribute to the Disney legacy with excellent performances and sweet, high-spirited charm.	16
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	14
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation	10
What the People say
Internet 30511 Netizens Great tribute to Walt	16
Average .. 73%	15