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February 14, 2025

Paddington in Peru

PG1h 46m· Dir. Dougal Wilson

MovieGuide® family rating

88/100

Good — moderately questionable elements; discernment for young children.

Violence
Light
Sex
None
Language
None
Nudity
None
Substances
None
Occult / Magic
None
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AdventureFamilyComedyKindness

Released

February 14, 2025

Director

Dougal Wilson

Cast

Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Emily Mortimer, Olivia Colman, Antonio Banderas, and Julie Walters

Top billed

  • Ben Whishaw
  • Hugh Bonneville
  • Emily Mortimer
  • Olivia Colman
  • Antonio Banderas
  • Julie Walters

About the film

Directed by Dougal Wilson, rated PG, released February 14, 2025. Paddington travels to Peru on a heartfelt trip full of manners, marmalade, and family.

Starring Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Emily Mortimer, Olivia Colman, Antonio Banderas, among others.

Warm, polite, and funny — Paddington models kindness for young viewers.

Critical response is solid (77% Tomatometer), and audience scores sit at 90% Popcornmeter. IMDb users rate it about 6.8/10.

Use the MovieGuide breakdown below for violence, language, and other advisories before you hit play with younger viewers.

Why kids love it

Warm, polite, and funny — Paddington models kindness for young viewers.

What the reviews say

Summaries based on each site's scores and typical coverage — open the source for full reviews.

MovieGuide

Family content & quality

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Entertainment quality ★★★★ (4/4). Family content +2 — good for families with minor cautions. Coverage tends to spotlight redemptive or moral themes and relatively light advisories, positioning it as a stronger shared-family option when ages match the rating.

Rotten Tomatoes

Critics & audience

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Critics land at a fresh 77% Tomatometer, with most recommending it for performances, pacing, or thematic ambition. Audience scores are even warmer on the Popcornmeter (90%), a sign of strong word-of-mouth. Open the full page for critic and audience quotes.

IMDb

User scores & reviews

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Users place it around 6.8/10, reflecting middling-to-positive broad-audience regard. Reviews there usually dig into performances, emotional payoff, pacing, and genre expectations—a useful counterweight to professional critics. Open the score above to read the full conversation.

Trailer

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