Follow a group of children who are evacuated to a Yorkshire village during the Second World War, where they encounter a young soldier who, like them, is far away from home.... (Full plot summary below)
Enjoy FREE movies and series with your Prime (USA) subscription or when you start a 30-day free trial!
Follow a group of children who are evacuated to a Yorkshire village during the Second World War, where they encounter a young soldier who, like them, is far away from home.
Leave your thoughts about The Railway Children Return.
| RogerEbert.comNell MinowThe setting, with many of the same locations from the first film, is used effectively; the peaceful, bucolic beauty of the countryside contrasts with the war news and underscoring the children’s adaptability and resolve. |
| VarietyGuy LodgeEffectively piling nostalgia upon nostalgia upon nostalgia into a triple-layered Victorian sponge of particularly English sweetness, this good-natured, resolutely old-fashioned film will likely make any adults who grew up on Jeffries’ original a little misty-eyed. |
| The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeIt’s all perfectly inoffensive kids’ entertainment, but aside from the well-meaning but slightly jarring BLM messaging, it’s ploddingly predictable stuff. |
| The IndependentClarisse LoughreyThe Railway Children Return is part-sequel, part-remake, with a carefully selected smattering of callbacks for the fans. |
| EmpireIan FreerPerhaps not as heart-warming or charming as the first film, The Railway Children Return is engaging and entertaining in different ways, winningly played by its fresh cast. |
| The Irish TimesDonald ClarkeThe new film is a plodding affair, characterised more by fastidious set dressing than by narrative tension. |
| The New York TimesNicolas RapoldDecency prevails in a somewhat ludicrous finale involving an army of children and a train containing a high-ranking officer. It’s an ending so tidy as to undercut the effort to broach a shameful side to the American war effort. |
| Screen RantRachel LaBonteUltimately, Railway Children struggles a bit in balancing its tone and grand ambitions. However, for those looking for a sweet story about the power of friendship and childlike willfulness, this movie just might win them over. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreIt’s all harmless enough, and a lovely Yorkshire travelogue if nothing else. |
| Little White LiesDavid JenkinsAs a feature, it all feels very rushed and dramatically inert, with the outcome of Abe’s predicament visible from many, many miles off. |
