
A young Peruvian bear with a passion for all things British travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he begins to realize that city life is not all he had imagined - until he meets the kind Brown family, who read the label around his neck ('Please look after this bear. Thank you.') and offer him a temporary haven. It looks as though his luck has changed until this rarest of bears catches the eye of a museum taxidermist.... (Full plot summary below)
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A young Peruvian bear with a passion for all things British travels to London in search of a home. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he begins to realize that city life is not all he had imagined - until he meets the kind Brown family, who read the label around his neck ('Please look after this bear. Thank you.') and offer him a temporary haven. It looks as though his luck has changed until this rarest of bears catches the eye of a museum taxidermist.
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| EmpireChris Hewitt (1)Marmaladen with gloriously silly jokes, pitch-perfect performances and incidental detail, this is a warm, witty and wondrously inventive great big bear-hug of a movie. |
| We Got This CoveredDavid JamesPaddington is a marvellous (and politically brave) piece of cinema that never puts a paw wrong. |
| SF WeeklySherilyn ConnellyPaul King's Paddington is a very British movie, and that's mostly good, though it briefly succumbs to the sort of lazy humor that derailed the equally Anglo Boxtrolls. |
| Flick FilosopherMaryAnn JohansonAdorable. So witty and compassionate and bittersweet and just the right little bit of snarky that you will cry tears of joy from the perfection of it. |
| JunkeeAimee KnightIt's a pleasant surprise to see a family film proliferate a powerful message like this. |
| About.comJames RocchiPaddington sets the bear -- uh, bar -- very high for any and all family films that will come out this year, but more importantly, you and your kids will love it. |
| CinemaBlendMike ReyesOne of those amazing films that perfectly blends heart and humor, with a gigantic quantity of whimsy. |
| Empire MagazineChris Hewitt (UK)Marmaladen with gloriously silly jokes, pitch-perfect performances and incidental detail, this is a warm, witty and wondrously inventive great big bear-hug of a movie. |
| Daily Mirror (UK)David EdwardsPaddington isn't just the film of the year, it might actually be one of the finest family films ever made. |
| Daily StarAndy LeaFunny, touching and surprisingly topical, this is an utter delight from start to finish. |