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Saving Mr. Banks

Saving Mr. Banks

Comedy · Drama · History · 2013

Author P.L. Travers looks back on her childhood while reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen.

Movie details

Saving Mr. Banks

“Where her book ended, their story began.”

2013 Comedy · Drama · History 2h 6m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

7.5 / 10

174.7K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

79 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

65 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

7.3 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

Author P.L. Travers looks back on her childhood while reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Saving Mr. Banks?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

John Lee Hancock

Written by

Kelly Marcel · Sue Smith

Emma Thompson

Emma Thompson

P.L. Travers

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Walt Disney

Colin Farrell

Colin Farrell

Travers Robert Goff

Paul Giamatti

Paul Giamatti

Ralph

Ruth Wilson

Ruth Wilson

Margaret Goff

Jason Schwartzman

Jason Schwartzman

Richard Sherman

Bradley Whitford

Bradley Whitford

Don DaGradi

Court is in session

Put Saving Mr. Banks on trial.

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

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.