Paddington, now happily settled with the Brown family and a popular member of the local community, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy's 100th birthday, only for the gift to be stolen.
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- Nathaniel “KingBear” ReifenheiserJuly 15, 2025Paddington 2 was recommended to me multiple times by ChatGPT when I was requesting a feel-good movie with good vibes. This movie did not disappoint. Paddington goes around London, just proving repeatedly that you don't need to be a jerk to succeed at life. Kindness wins out, and kindness is COOL. I wish I had a Paddington Bear in my life. Darkest Peru, please send me another talking Peruvian bear. I'll learn a lot from him and he from me, I swear.
- ርልዪረFebruary 12, 2025PADDINGTON 2 is full of heart and laughs. This film (PG) is a sequel to the highly entertaining first PADDINGTON movie. These are based on the beloved books by English author Michael Bond. Although Paddington ends up in a prison in PADDINGTON 2, the sequel is less scary than the first PADDINGTON movie with Nicole Kidman as the menacing taxidermist in the first film. When Paddington is in prison, the initially intimidating-looking inmates befriend the kind Paddington. With lots of physical comedy, Paddington 2, teaches about the value of compassion, kindness, and families. While searching for the perfect present for his beloved Aunt Lucy’s hundredth birthday, Paddington sees a unique pop-up book in Mr. Gruber’s antique shop. He sets out on a series of odd jobs to buy it. However, when the book is stolen, it’s up to Paddington and the Browns, with Mrs. Brown as the lead female detective, to find the thief. PADDINGTON 2 features Hugh Grant in one of his funniest roles. Other well-known British actors, many of whom are stars in British dramas, in comedic roles in this movie include: Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Brendan Gleeson, Eileen Atkins, Michael Gambon and more. PADDINGTON 2 is laugh-out-loud entertaining movie for all ages with hilarious physical antics to satirical allusions to British life, culture, literature, and movies. Beyond the British satire are more clever references to universal situation comedy with a red sock in the washer turning all the prisoners’ uniforms pink, struggling with aging, teens going through typical adolescent turmoil, and much more. In PADDINGTON 2, the references to American movies and musicals are also very funny such as the film’s climax with Paddington chasing the villain Hugh Grant across a train’s roof, as in the Johnny Depp Lone Ranger movie with the tunnel and the universal railroad switch comedy. The ending seems to satirize Broadway musicals, especially The Producers’ ending scene, “Prisoners of Love.” PADDINGTON 2 is both hilarious and heart-warming. Despite Paddington’s misadventures, Paddington is always kind and polite, as he looks for good in everyone. Paddington teaches, “If we’re kind and polite, the world will be right.”
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Paddington 2 Trivia
Paddington 2 was released on November 9, 2017.
Paddington 2 was directed by Paul King.
Paddington 2 has a runtime of 1h 44m.
Paddington 2 was produced by David Heyman.
Paddington, now happily settled with the Brown family and a popular member of the local community, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy's 100th birthday, only for the gift to be stolen.
The key characters in Paddington 2 are Paddington Brown (voice) (Ben Whishaw), Mary Brown (Sally Hawkins), Henry Brown (Hugh Bonneville).
Paddington 2 is rated PG.
Paddington 2 is a Family, Comedy, Fantasy film.
Paddington 2 has an audience rating of 8.9 out of 10.
Paddington 2 had a budget of $40M.
Paddington 2 has made $290.1M at the box office.