Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
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| Directed by | Susanna White |
| Written by | Emma Thompson |
| Based on | Characters by Christianna Brand |
| Produced by | Lindsay Doran Tim Bevan Eric Fellner |
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| Cinematography | Mike Eley |
| Edited by | Sim Evan-Jones |
| Music by | James Newton Howard |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures (International) StudioCanal (France) |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom United States France |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $35 million |
| Box office | $93.2 million |
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (released in the United States and Canada as Nanny McPhee Returns) is a 2010 period fantasy comedy film directed by Susanna White, produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Lindsay Doran with music by James Newton Howard and co-produced by StudioCanal, Relativity Media, Working Title Films and Three Strange Angels. It is a sequel to the 2005 film Nanny McPhee. It was written by Emma Thompson, based on Christianna Brand's Nurse Matilda books. Thompson reprises her role as Nanny McPhee, and it also stars Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ralph Fiennes, Rhys Ifans, Ewan McGregor, Asa Butterfield and Maggie Smith. It was theatrically released on 2 April 2010 in Europe by Universal Pictures.
It received positive reviews from critics and it earned $93.2 million on a $35 million budget. It also received a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Performance in a Feature Film. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK on 19 June 2010.