
You’ll Believe That Pigs Can Fly!
Nanny McPhee appears at the door of a harried young mother, Mrs. Isabel Green, who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war. But once she’s arrived, Nanny McPhee discovers that Mrs. Green’s children are fighting a war of their own against two spoiled city cousins who have just moved in and refuse to leave. Using everything from a flying motorcycle to a tree-climbing piglet, Nanny McPhee teaches the mischievous children five new lessons.
MPAA: Rated PG for rude humor, some language and mild thematic elements.
Principal Cast: Emma Thompson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ewan McGregor and Ralph Fiennes
Director: Susanna White

Lesson #1: Nanny McPhee introduces herself to the unruly children and forces them to stop fighting.
Themes: Authority, Parenting, Power, Rules, Obedience, Childlike, Commandments, Control, Discipline
2:03
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Lesson #2: After refusing to share beds with each other, Nanny McPhee makes the children bunk with farm animals instead.
Themes: Authority, Sharing, Parenting, Selfishness, Rules, Obedience, Childlike, Commandments, Stubborn
3:10
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Lesson #3: When the livelihood of the farm is at stake due to the loss of the pigs, the children band together to capture them.
Themes: Helping, Determination, Unity, Commandments, Strategy, Teamwork, Lessons, Effort
2:02
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Lesson #4: When a live bomb is discovered in the field, the children set out to diffuse it before it’s too late.
Themes: Risk, Courage, Challenges, Determination, Unity, Encouragement, Danger, Desperation, Commandments
3:30
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When the Green family learns that their father is “killed in action,” Norman insists that his father is still alive.
Themes: Family, Faith, Hope, Fulfillment, Denial, Childlike, Joy, Commandments, Belief
3:37
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